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The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health careorganizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's predominantstandards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare and recently releasedstandards related to the security of hospitals and healthcare organizations.
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RiskWatch developed the Healthcare software in conjunction with input fromMassachusetts General Hospital in Boston and GE Security.
RiskWatch for Healthcare Security(TM) includes a simple web-basedquestionnaire application that can be used to survey wide groups ofadministrative staff, security officers and clinical staff electronically andcompile their answer instantly. It contains a comprehensive checklist basedon the Joint Commission standards and helps organizations self-assess theirsecurity and be able to measure compliance directly.
The new software program covers every major area of security assessmentincluding development of a written Security Management Plan, conducting theannual Risk Assessment, evaluating the threat environment, controlling access,and mitigating violence in the emergency department, as well as covering aproactive infant abduction prevention plan.
About RiskWatch
RiskWatch(TM) is the top-rated provider of innovative security riskassessment and compliance software that automates the risk management process.RiskWatch clients include the U.S. Department of Defense, the VeteransAdministration, Blue Shield of California, Piedmont Hospital, Harvard PilgramHealth, IBM, Mitsubishi, state and federal agencies, and many more.
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,visit http://www.ereleases.com.For more information, contact: Caroline Hamilton, RiskWatch, Inc. Annapolis, Maryland 410-224-4773, x105 [email protected] http://www.riskwatch.com
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