Nearly two million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year, according to OSHA’s most recent statistics released in 2016. And healthcare is the most dangerous of them all. In a report published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 75 percent of all workplace assaults happen in healthcare facilities.
At Convergint Technologies, our Values & Beliefs are very important. Before the company was legally formed, leadership began writing down the principles that would become the companies' Vs & Bs. Value #6 is "We expect to be our customers' best service provider." One of the ways Convergint does this is by utilizing a design tool
In 2016, two employees at a hospital in Emory, GA illegally diverted more than a million doses of controlled substances in a scheme that lasted nearly five years. The Associated Press recently reported that U.S. federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans medical centers, due to a
The Associated Press recently reported that federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans medical centers, due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions, or unauthorized use by employees, according to government data obtained by the AP. In many cases, drug supplies were stolen by doctors, nurses,
Workplace violence is increasing in healthcare facilities nationwide. Each year, there are fewer and fewer reported nonfatal workplace incidents and homicides, according to a report published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. However, the Advisory Board reported that 75 percent of all workplace assaults happen in healthcare facilities.
Ask yourself these questions: How many work orders does your company place a day, a month, a year? What is the average response time of your security provider? How are you monitoring the health of your security system to proactively drive down the cost of ownership? Can you answer these
Department silos exist in every company whether or not a company chooses to admit it. Typically, the current approach to handling security in departmental silos has failed to stop the ever-increasing threat of security breaches. Convergint can implement physical identity & access management (PIAM), which is an identity and access
Healthcare facilities across the globe rely on Convergint Technologies to substantially improve the quality and timeliness of patient care and to ensure that care is delivered in a safe and cost-effective manner. By providing effective integration of systems, Convergint is pivotal to healthcare organizations who are diligently working towards achieving meaningful
Most products have an expiration date and credentials are no exception. Businesses using technology that are 10, 20, or 30 years old now face security vulnerabilities that could expose critical information to hackers.
At Convergint Technologies, we expect to be our customer’s best service provider. To achieve this goal for our strategic and global customers, Convergint utilizes a defined program management process to partner with customers to maximize their overall business objectives.
