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Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Operation Medicine Delivery Shows 'Postal Option is a Viable Way to Get Medicine to the Public'

05/08/2012 - U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and public health officials are pleased with the initial results of Operation Medicine Delivery, the first test run of a program to distribute emergency antibiotics to a population after a widespread biological attack.
Daily Headline : Personnel Protection

Enterprise Mobile Duress: A Mobile 'Panic Button' for Healthcare Providers

05/07/2012 - For National Hospital Week, we interviewed Mark Jarman, president and CEO of Inovonics,on the benefits of enterprise mobile duress systems in healthcare settings expanding on the panic button concept.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Weekend Exercise Will Measure USPS Anthrax Response Time

05/03/2012 - A response exercise scheduled for this weekend will measure the time it takes to deliver the first dose of antibiotics to a population after a widespread biological attack.
Daily Headline : Best Practices \ Case Studies

Morning Security Brief: Medical Device Standards Wanted, Behavioral Alert Program, Controversial Witness Protection, and More

04/11/2012 - The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board wants the FDA to address medical device vulnerabilities. Johns Hopkins implements a system to warn staff of violent patients. Judges order jail for a victim and key witness against a serial rapist. And more.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Test Run of Postal Service Anthrax Response Teams Scheduled For May

03/22/2012 - This summer, postal workers will deliver empty pill bottles to homes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in its first live test of a program designed to provide medicines to residents in the event of a widespread biological attack.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Hospitals a Weak Link in Nuclear Nonproliferation

03/15/2012 - Radioactive materials are usually sealed in metal when used in medical devices. Unsecured devices, when paired with conventional explosives, could make a dirty bomb capable of contaminating a city.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Morning Security Brief: Suspicious Power Arrest, Live-Streaming Abuse, HIPAA Breach Consequences, and More

03/14/2012 - A man is arrested for mailing more than a hundred envelopes of a powdery substance. Australian police are noticing a new online trend among pedophiles. BlueCross BlueShield pays more than one million dollars after a breach. And more.
Daily Headline : Integrated Systems

CDC: Smartphones Could Increase Disease Surveillance In Developing Countries

03/13/2012 - The CDC says smartphones are showing promise as tools to quickly monitor disease outbreaks in developing countries.
Daily Headline : Drug Control

Colorado to Discuss Retinal Scans, Fingerprinting to Secure Prescription Drugs

03/12/2012 - Colorado lawmakers want to make medication dispensing more secure by requiring biometric verification when patients fill prescriptions, but critics of the plan worry that with the amount of data lawmakers want to collect, information breaches could be more damaging to patients than ever before.
Daily Headline : Hiring \ Employment Issues

How the Affordable Care Act Could Affect Contract Security Providers

03/09/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act later this month. It plans to issue a ruling by June. Ralph Brislin, CPP, examines how it could impact contract security companies.
Healthcare: Hiring \ Employment Issues

How the Affordable Care Act Could Affect Contract Security

03/09/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act later this month. It plans to issue a ruling by June. Ralph Brislin, CPP examines how it could impact contract security companies. (ONLINE EXCLUSIVE)
Legal Report

Preparedness

02/28/2012 - A bill (H.R. 2405) that would reauthorize an appropriations bill designed to aid in pandemic preparedness has been approved by the House of Representatives. The measure is now pending in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Book Reviews: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide

02/25/2012 - Healthcare professionals, emergency managers, and government officials will find in this work a comprehensive guide on how to prepare for and respond to disasters.
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