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Securing a patient’s valuables

Healthcare Security Weekly, April 24, 2006

The loss or theft of patient valuables can have a decidely negative effect on the credibility of the security department. Consider the following questions when including techniques and equipment designed to protect such property:

• Are patient valuables logged in immediately?
• Is there a "drop safe," or some other reliable means of securing patient valuables taken after normal business hours?
• Are proper envelopes used for patient valuables?

You can find this tip and others in the HCPro publication, Hospital Security Professionals' Manual: An Assessment and Planning Guide. For more information about this book or to order, call our customer service department at 800/650-6787 or click here

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