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  • Title: Hospital security and patient elopement: protecting patients and your healthcare facility.
    Author: Smith TA.
    Journal: J Healthc Prot Manage; 2012; 28(1):7-20. PubMed ID: 22423516.
    Abstract:
    Regulatory and financial consequences of adverse events associated with patient elopements are bringing new challenges to healthcare security to develop policies and procedures to prevent and respond to such incidents. This article provides an overview of the problem of elopement in healthcare and what it means to the security function; gives a working knowledge of healthcare related standards and guidelines aimed at reducing patient elopement; and reviews the elements of an elopement prevention and response plan for your organization.
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