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FBI Violence Prevention Strategies to Assess and Manage Threats Against Health Care
Since 2020 the health care workforce has faced a sharp increase in workplace violence.
Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care field has experienced an increase in workplace violence. The pandemic has placed significant stress on the entire health care system, and unfortunately, in some situations, patients, visitors and family members have attacked health care staff and jeopardized our workforce’s ability to provide care. Hospitals, health systems and their employees have expressed a strong interest in the enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from violence and intimidation, just as current federal law protects airline and airport workers.
Protecting Health Care Workers Who Care for and Protect All of Us
Hospitals are places of healing, health and hope. They strive to create safe spaces for the patients and communities they serve and the dedicated team members who work there each and every day.
AHA Statement on The Senate Introduction of The Safety From Violence For Healthcare Employees Act
Caregivers and other health care professionals are the heart of our nation’s health care system and deserve an environment free from violence. Hospitals are places of healing, which is why they are using a range of innovative strategies to create safer spaces for their workers and patients, including focusing on technology and training to mitigate risk to redesigning facilities and workflow processes to prioritize safety and reimagining relationships with hospital security and others to support prevention and crisis response.
Working In Health Care: Certified Health Care Physical Environment Worker Education & Exam Review | October 2023
Prepare for the Certified Health Care Physical Environment Worker exam.
AHA releases new board resource to address workplace violence
AHA’s Trustee Services and Hospitals Against Violence teams have released a new brief to raise awareness about violence as a public health issue with hospital and health system boards
Working In Health Care: Certified Health Care Physical Environment Worker Education & Exam Review | September 2023 | MHCEA
This event is hosted by MHCEA. Please click "Register" for more details.
Utilizing Multidisciplinary Teams to Reduce Violence at Inova Health
Inova Health System, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit health system, in 2021 faced 648 reported instances of such violence.
OSHA to require certain employers to submit certain injury, illness data
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration July 17 released a final rule requiring employers in certain high-hazard fields, including health care, with 100 or more employees to electronically submit data from their Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and Injury and Illness Incident Report once a year beginning in January 2024.