Hospital Locking Challenges: Survey

Where is your healthcare facility located?

Which of the following best describes the department in which you work?

Which of the following best describes your role in hospital purchases of access control hardware?

Requests quote

Influences decision

Makes final decision

None of the above

Is this healthcare facility for-profit or not-for-profit?

For-profit

Not-for-profit

Don't Know

Refused

What is the approximate number of beds in your facility?

Today, do you have a need to lock any of the following spaces in your facility? (choose all that apply)

For spaces such as cabinets, carts, etc., do you believe your security needs are likely to change in the next 1-3 years?

Yes

No

Don't Know

Which of the following is most likely to drive the changes you anticipate?

CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Joint Commission

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

State/local regulations

Factors other than regulation

Other regulation

Why not?

For those spaces where you see your future needs changing, how important is it that you ...

(please use a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is not at all important and 10 is extremely important)

Which type of credential is preferred to access areas/fixtures?

Existing employee badge

Keycode/password

Mechanical key

Other credential

Which type of employee badge do you currently use?