title: Transitions: converting a hospital in-house security program to a contract service program.
abstract: The author describes some of the lessons he and his hospital learned during the process of converting from an in-house security program to a contract service one. To achieve a positive outcome, early open communications and sensitivity to the incumbent staff are crucial, he says.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Security Services of Virginia, Manassas, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014768:Virginia; D000078329:Workforce