title: Barbarians at the gates? Combating some new threats to hospital security professionals.
abstract: This article shows how security directors can answer simplistic security formulas used by some consultants and contractors with meaningful measurements. It presents ideas and approaches for cost-cutting, and may help the security director, if called on, to cut costs in a way that will continue to provide the most security per dollar spent.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rusting
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Applebaum
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D003284:Contract Services; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D004651:Employment; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce