IAHSS ADVANCED Questions and Answers Rated A

What do most security professionals agree that a primary function of the security department in a healthcare setting should be? Crime prevention. Inherent Susceptibility: A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime, because of how the business of healthcare works. Open access: Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open access environment. This arrangement accommodates the huge numbers of people who come onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility, someone can easily pose as a visitor or contractor and go through many areas without being questioned. Presence of Valuable Item: A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to the wide variety of portable, marketable items used and stored there. More than 3000 items purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.