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15 Aug 2024 by Assa Abloy Opening Solutions Australia
Healthcare facilities encounter a significant challenge in treating sick hospitalised patients with infectious diseases, as they must find ways to provide treatment without risking the spread of the illness to medical staff.
Therefore efficient access control is essential for ensuring a safe and hygienic hospital or clinic environment that seamlessly integrates with the infrastructure and provides peace of mind for surgical staff and patients around the clock.
There is a debate on whether healthcare facilities should implement smart locks or access control systems. This article will address the issue and provide recommendations.
Definition of Smart locks
Smart locks provide a stand-alone access solution. Wireless smart locks allow for remote locking and unlocking of doors using a smartphone app, as well as monitoring entry and exit activity. Users also have the option to give access to others or share the code with additional visitors.
Smart locks may be effective in residential settings, but they may not be suitable for the demanding and strict requirements of healthcare facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, aged care homes, clinics, and pharmacies.
Definition of Access Control Systems
An access control system is commonly used in commercial environments to prevent common security risks and advance capabilities beyond traditional door locking or key lock methods.
An access control system can be configured to handle access for individual doors as well as multiple doors, allowing centralised management of doors, users, and permissions.
This system outsmarts physical security systems as it can be hosted at the office or on a cloud server, streamlining the process without the need to physically update each individual door. Having a practical security strategy is essential as it will determine which access control system should be implemented.
Additionally, alerts can be set up based on business rules, such as detecting unauthorized access requests. This can help to stay informed about activities in the protected space and restrict access for certain users.
6 Key Benefits of Access Control Systems in Healthcare Settings:
Healthcare facilities need access control systems for several crucial reasons:
a. Touchless Solutions to Control Infection:
Access control systems help control infections by limiting the spread of germs, maintaining clean air circulation, and reducing contact with surfaces. Strategies include managing personnel movement, optimising room layouts in critical areas like operating rooms, and using touch-free doors to minimise germ transmission.
b. Improve Network Security
Access Controllers restrict access to systems to ensure that only authorized users enter sensitive areas such as equipment rooms, pharmacy cabinets, and patient records storage, protecting patient privacy and securing important locations. Multi-factor authentication provides an added layer of security by protecting data through access control credentials. Also, revoking access in case of lost credentials is a straightforward process.
c. Increase Efficiency
Integrating advanced technology is important for managing various access control networks and collecting security data. This integration enhances safety and operational efficiency by documenting movements and analysing hospital workflows.
d. Straightforward Integrated Security System
Smooth implementation into the broader hospital infrastructure is essential, allowing for future adaptations and maintaining compliance with industry standards.
e. Smart Buildings Enhance Safety and Security
Access control systems offer total control over smart cards, proximity cards, RFID card, mobile credentilas, cabinet locks, or smart cam locks... all in one place. It is to prevent unauthorized access, monitor access rights to sensitive areas, preventing drug misuse and ensuring privacy.
This comprehensive approach not only boosts efficiency and safety but also supports the hospital's overall functionality and network security measures.
The World Leader in Access Control Technology
The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world.
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions leads the development within door openings and products for access solutions in homes, businesses and institutions.
Our offering includes doors, door and window hardware, mechanical and smart locks, access control and authorization service.
Ensuring security within your company is an important aspect of business operations. It is important to have an all-in-one network security and hardware solution that can be customised to your business needs and can also accommodate growth, whether you need to secure a specific area or an entire building complex.
At ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Australia, we offer 2 cutting-edge solutions/ models for access control systems that fit different business sizes and needs: SMARTair and Incedo.
Incedo solution provides connectivity options for both hardwired and wireless hardware, while SMARTair operates as a fully closed-loop system.
1. Incedo
Incedo is recommended for businesses looking to upgrade their existing network security and hardware, as it is simple to implement and set up. This access control system offers a combination of access control and security hardware with customisable software in a scalable environment.
ASSA ABLOY recognises the importance of secure and convenient movement of people. We understand that the way people move around in modern buildings is constantly changing, and that individuals may have varying needs for access before, after or during operation times and entry points.
These products and software address the demands of our rapidly evolving market for improved security.
Incedo offers 3 packages/ models for different business sizes: Lite, Cloud, and Plus.
Lite – up to 32 doors, no server required.
Cloud – multiple locations, medium to large sized applications
Plus – On premise server, large to enterprise applications.
Why Incedo?
a. Delivering a high-tech access control experience at the lowest possible cost:
A future-proofed and open platform, Incedo Business gives you the widest choice of technologies and features to meet today’s and tomorrow’s security needs. Flexible subscription packages offer greater control over budgets. Depending on your business needs, you can easily scale Incedo from Lite to Plus or back to Cloud – it’s a no-brainer!
b. Minimising downtime and maximising return on investment
Incedo connects security and other building management systems, it facilitates easy installation, updates and upgrades — not just for ASSA ABLOY’s Incedo-enabled hardware, but from third-party suppliers, too.
c. Choosing the right vendors
A wide selection of vendors make it increasingly hard to choose the right security solution.
With ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Australia, this common risk and complexity is simplified. We are the world leader in access control solutions.
We’ve designed our leading-edge Incedo systems to be compatible with third-party applications, delivering an integrated security system and fully scalable options to keep your people and projects moving together.
Taking control of every door in your facility including entrance, room, exit, and cabinet doors has never been easier with Incedo.
d. Smooth and easy integration
Incedo is compatible with a selection of security technologies such as RFID, proximity, common access cards, alarms, basic readers, portable readers, and other smart solutions from chosen partners, in addition to ASSA ABLOY's own products.
Your business has the option to choose from ASSA ABLOY door hardware solutions such as Aperio or integrate Incedo into your existing smart, wireless, or hardwired door hardware.
Aperio – Recommended hardware items to go with Incedo
With Incedo, Aperio® is introduced by ASSA ABLOY to provide end users with a complete, simple, intelligent way to upgrade the controllability and security level of their premises.
Here are some key products of the Aperio range:
1. Cabinet locks - APERIO KL100
Each industry has unique storage security requirements. However, healthcare facilities have a crucial responsibility to ensure a safe environment.
Electronic smart locks have played a vital role in securing medicine cabinets, providing increased control and protection against theft in recent years.
The Aperio KL100 seamlessly integrates wireless access control into storage spaces. Whether you’re managing office cabinet doors, pharmacies' lockers, or hospital storage units, the KL100 ensures convenience, traceability, and peace of mind.
It eliminates the common security risks of losing keys and forgotten combinations.
The KL100 allows authorized users to access their belongings effortlessly using smartcards, RFID, fobs, or mobile credentials.
It also supports a large range of card technologies, ensuring compatibility with your existing infrastructure.
And of course, it’s integrated seamlessly with Incedo software management system.
2. Aperio® E100 V3 Escutcheon
Authorization Procedure changes in real time.
The E100 V3 Series Escutcheon provides a cost effective migration to an online electronic access control door.
In addition to multi-format card access including RFID, proximity, and common access cards... the external side of the door provides for key override entry, whilst the inside lever is designed for emergency egress. This is crucial for commercial buildings, especially in healthcare settings.
With the faster response time and more powerful electronics Aperio® enables standard online access control functionality at significantly reduced costs to businesses that own hard-wired door system.
3. Aperio® H100 Door Handles
The new Aperio® H100 packs the power and flexibility of wireless access control into one slim, cleverly designed, battery-powered door handle.
With easy retrofitting to almost any interior door and comprehensive RFID card support, the new Aperio® H100 handle makes it cost effective to boost security for sensitive offices in healthcare environment, equipment rooms, archives, meeting rooms and more.
2. SMARTair
SMARTair's access control software and wireless door entrance system work together to provide a comprehensive security overview of the building, including details on who enters, where, and when.
That helps to safeguard the building against sophisticated attacks.
Unlike Incedo, SMARTair will not connect with other smart devices or hardwired door systems outside of its range. However, it provides a different set of benefits.
Why SMARTair?
a. Time-saving management of keys and users
With SMARTair, time schedules, permissions and calendars for different user access control groups are easy to create with the intuitive software.
So, should the CEO lose her RFID card, cancelling it and issuing a replacement is simple, secure and instantaneous or If a team relocates to a nearby office, it’s easy to change their access rights.
Access decisions can be determined by company policy.
b. A modern, mobile solution for your premises
SMARTair mobile solutions give security administrators the ability to open electronic door locks remotely — from the palm of their hand, from anywhere.
The Openow app within the SMARTair range utilises Bluetooth technology to provide site users with virtual keys on their smartphones, eliminating the need to visit a security office to update their credentials.
Furthermore, It is possible to easily identify an anonymous access token.
c. Easy to manage and access:
- With intuitive management software, facility managers become access controllers, who can control, identify and update exactly who can open every door. The user-friendly interface is accessible from almost any standard PC, tablet or smartphone.
- There are SMARTair locks and other devices to secure just about any opening, in all kinds of buildings:
+ Our escutcheons and cylinders fit interior and exterior doors.
+ Wall readers control access to lifts, high-traffic entrance doors, and car parks.
+ Cabinet locks ensure documents or medicines are safe, and are fully monitored within the main access control platform.
d. Wide Selection of Credentials:
SMARTair offers users a variety of credentials, allowing them to securely access doors with a fob, mobile credentials, or a standard smart card.
Lost or stolen keys can be easily resolved as secure electronic credentials can be cancelled or reissued instantly.
RFID credentials
SMARTair credentials are more flexible and cost-efficient than mechanical keys.
Encrypted SMARTair credentials are available for all standard secure RFID technologies — HID iCLASS®, MIFARE® Classic or DESFire® and SKIDATA.
Multiple credential types are supported, including RIFD cards, smart cards, tags, fob, bracelets and stickers. This allows your building users to carry credentials in the most convenient format for them.
The same SMARTair credential can easily be programmed for use with vending machines, student library loan systems, a staff canteen and more.
Card printers can customise your RFID cards with a brand or another organisation image.
Mobile credentials
In addition, SMARTair provides advanced solutions for securely unlocking doors using a smartphone.
The Openow intelligent mobile solution from SMARTair allows users to use their smartphones as virtual keys.
Manage all your access card or credential needs conveniently from your phone without having to visit a collection point.
The Washington Post article examined the potential developments in mobile credentials and cybersecurity, emphasizing a future scenario where individuals can access entry gates using a smartphone app.
In the future, we want to see the app can be used to summon the elevator, pass through security, unlock office doors, and log onto computers with a simple tap.
With multi - factor authentication, mobile identity is merely the latest invention for building security.
2. NEW - Introducing SMARTair i-max
The SMARTair i-max is a wireless and battery-powered lock with an integrated RFID and BLE reader, suitable for high-traffic areas such as office and meeting room doors.
It is an ideal alternative to mechanical keys, and is easily fitted to upgrade your doors with powerful access control.
Robust, innovative and elegant
The SMARTair i-max is available in various finishes and features a slimline design that can complement any building style or scheme.
Various options of handles and antibacterial surfaces are offered for use in healthcare settings.
A keypad version for multi-factor authentication is also offered.
Multiple profiles
Comprehensive escutcheon specifications fit any kind of door, including narrow profile doors:
Retrofit projects
The escutcheon's two parts are installed onto the door without requiring any modifications to the existing mechanical lock.
It is ideal for retrofitting as it does not require any wiring or cabling.
All electronic locking elements are internally secured.
Added convenience
i-max delivers convenience for building users.
The escutcheon is also compatible with virtual keys stored in the user-friendly SMARTair smartphone app and other services of authorization such as Openow, and with the TESA SMARTair app for remote opening.
REACH OUT TODAY
By implementing a modern access control solution and providing security awareness training, healthcare facilities can mitigate security risks, enhance staff management, and improve visitor experience.
Reach out to our access control expert team today for a tailored solution that fits your business needs.
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Incedo Hardware
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Aperio® Technology
Aperio® is a new technology developed to complement new and existing electronic access control systems.
SMARTair
This system contains a wide range of user credentials, battery-powered access hardware and several software options for your security management.
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