The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are each addressing an ...

In the early 2000s, I was conducting a security assessment at a healthcare facility when I observed a telling moment in the waiting room. A mother, visibly stressed, had just learned from the ...

The rise of workplace violence should be a top concern for employers, requiring their immediate attention towards building ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing challenge affecting healthcare workers. To support workers and avoid fines and other enforcement actions, employers in the healthcare industry may wish to ...

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Month, serving as a reminder for all employers that dangerous altercations can happen anywhere, even at work. Anyone who comes in contact with your business – ...

In healthcare, safety often focuses on the patient, ensuring they are well cared for, comfortable, protected, and that their information is kept private. But for many healthcare professionals, “Will I ...

Adventist HealthCare's approach goes far beyond security measures. Workplace violence in healthcare is no longer an isolated safety issue, it’s an enterprise risk that requires coordinated leadership, ...

The use of violence risk flags in medical records likely does not reduce workplace violence in the clinical care setting. There are major questions about appropriate use of violence alerts or flags, ...

Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years ...

Early in her career, Rita Manfredi, MD, worked an emergency room shift. Two police officers brought in a female patient needing a psychological evaluation. Manfredi, who was 5 months pregnant at the ...

Licking Memorial Hospital is increasing safety measures to address a nationwide rise in workplace violence against health care workers. Healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience ...