The healthcare industry is under attack with violence escalating at an alarming rate. The industry is seeing an increase in threats against healthcare workers and looking for ways to be proactive and protect its staff and patients. In fact, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the rate of injuries from violent attacks against medical professionals grew by 63% from 2011 to 2018, and hospital safety directors say that aggression against staff escalated as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in 2020. Healthcare workers are experiencing a surge in workplace violence rates nationally, and hospitals are looking for cost-effective ways to combat it. A nationwide survey conducted by National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, found that the majority of nurses have experienced workplace violence and nearly half have seen a rise in rates in the past year.
In fact, NNU’s report, analyzes new data gathered from nearly 1,000 nurses working in 48 states and the District of Columbia. (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023), regarding nurses’ recent experiences of workplace violence and shows that healthcare employers’ failure to implement effective prevention strategies is exacerbating the staffing crisis: 6 in 10 RNs report having changed or left their job or profession or considered leaving their job due to workplace violence.
Prevention is key in fighting the war against violence. Today, most hospitals are focused on identifying security risks and implementing a visitor management solution that will help them track visitors. Caring for patients is stressful enough and now the industry has even more to worry about with unauthorized access. Retaining healthcare workers is critical to the success of our healthcare system and the only way to accomplish this is by improving safety.
Healthcare Facilities Must Be in the Know
With security concerns rising at hospitals and healthcare facilities across our nation, visitor management software is an efficient way to ensure the safety of all individuals entering a facility. Between visitors, volunteers, employees, and contractors it’s important to have a visitor management process in place to safeguard your facility. Once a person enters the lobby, having a scalable visitor management system gives users an easy visitor registration process and a way to manage data. Once a visitor is registered in the system, an ID Badge is given to grant access and track visitors. This is crucial in healthcare environments with a myriad of people coming in and out daily. By using ID Solutions, the healthcare industry can protect both patients and healthcare professionals.
By using an ID card system, you can quickly decipher who is a medical professional and a staff member from patients and visitors. It is important to have a fully integrated identification card system that not only keeps people safe; but improves operational efficiency.
With Idesco ID solutions, a healthcare organization can choose the identification system that works for them. This includes:
- ID Card Printers. Idesco offers a variety of options to healthcare organizations including single or dual sided printers with the capacity to print security features such as watermarks and speciality ribbons which make counterfeiting extremely difficult.
- High Quality ID Badges and Cards. Issue visual identification that is resistant to tamper and forgery with a range of ID security solutions and technologies.
- HID Proximity Cards. Include card proximity features that help ensure only authorized personnel or guests are in restricted zones.
- TopProx Proximity Cards. The fastest way to get your programmed proximity cards, Idesco will program all TopProx cards onsite and ship within 2 business days.
- ID Card Software & Badge Accessories: Choose from a wide range of ID software visitor management solutions and badge accessories to ensure that healthcare organizations are operating with max efficiency and security.
As we move forward, we will see more and more healthcare facilities implementing visitor management solutions. The first step is finding an ID card solution provider that you trust and offers many options to help you protect staff and patients. The cure for keeping people safe and secure in healthcare environments has been found and now is the time to implement the right solution for your organization.