title: The changing face of hospital security: re-tooling for the future.
abstract: Natural disasters, new diseases, increased violence, combined with cuts in Medicare and Medicaid funding will be among a host of developments that will challenge healthcare security professionals in the next three decades, according to the authors, and require changes in crime control methods, greater reliance on metrics, and development of innovative practices to survive and flourish.
authors.affiliation: College of Staten Island, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luizzo
authors.forename: Bernard J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Scaglione
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000639:trends