How to Meet the Challenge of Visitor Identification Management In a Healthcare Environment
Like any open-environment public facility where patrons, vendors, visitors and staff move relatively freely, today’s large healthcare facilities are being forced to restrict movement, track family members visiting patients and vendors calling on staff or working within the confines of the hospital.
Taking these security steps does not mean family and visitors are not welcome, however, with the alarming rise in violent incidents at healthcare facilities in the United States, hospitals are faced with the daunting challenge of keeping patients and medical staff safe and secure without locking down their facilities. Like U.S. airports, the challenge of maintaining an open facility while ensuring the safety and security of passengers, airport and airline personnel, along with service providers, have drastically shifted the security paradigm from reactive to proactive risk mitigation.
