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AHA case study: Innovative strategies to reduce workplace violence
A new AHA case study highlights innovative strategies from New York-Presbyterian to reduce workplace violence risk.
AHA co-hosts regional meeting for hospital leaders on human trafficking
AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, Jones Day and HEAL Trafficking (Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage) hosted Forced Labor in Health Care Supply Chains: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know, an event in New York where speakers from Northwell Health shared practical information and resources to help health care providers prevent human trafficking, with a focus on health care supply chain issues.
AHA Letter to Senate in Support of Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act
AHA today voices support for the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, legislation that would create a federal grant program for hospitals to initiate or expand violence prevention programs linked to trauma centers and examine their effect on re-incarceration and readmission rates.
Dean, Bucshon discuss support for SAVE Act
Mary Beth Kingston, chief nursing officer for Advocate Health and an AHA trustee, moderated a discussion with Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Ind., about their co-sponsorship of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, which would make assaulting a health care worker a federal crime, similar to federal protections for airline workers.
‘We’re going to have to adjust’: What’s ahead on the legislative agenda
The health care workforce, 340B Drug Pricing Program and end of the COVID-19 public health emergency are at the forefront of AHA’s discussions with lawmakers, said Stacey Hughes, AHA's executive vice president of government relations and public policy, during the annual meeting opening plenary.
AHA brief offers violence prevention tools and strategies that work
A new issue brief from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative offers evidence-based tools and strategies to help hospitals and health systems assess violence risks and make the care environment safer.
Building a Safe Workplace and Community: Mitigating the Risk of Violence
The American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative hosted the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) for a facilitated dialogue to explore challenges and current strategies to mitigate the risk of violence. The discussion fostered an exchange of ideas and solutions that informed this issue brief and accompanying case studies.
Leveraging Community Partnerships to Take a Stand Against Hospital Violence
By upgrading their incident reporting system, boosting prevention education, and supporting employees, Bristol Health leaders forged an organization-wide culture of safety an greatly reduced violent incidents in their organization within just three years.
EMR Flagging and Behavioral Health Response Training Reduces Violence at New York-Presbyterian Health System
With 11 hospitals and more than 47,000 employees, the New York City based health system’s security professionals are continuously identifying new and innovative strategies — including EMR flagging, behavioral risk assessment and mass casualty event training — to prevent and mitigate workplace violence incidents.