Ten major provider organizations are asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for guidance on how they can post signs discouraging violence against healthcare workers in the ED ...

In this conversation, Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, ...

In a Jan. 20 letter to CMS, 10 national healthcare organizations asked the federal agency to issue clear guidance on emergency department signage that discourages violence against healthcare workers.

“Violence is just part of the job. Every nurse and healthcare worker experiences it at some point.” Sentiments like this echo across American hospitals and healthcare facilities, capturing a ...

Over the last few decades, violence against healthcare workers has emerged as a pervasive challenge in healthcare. Despite increased awareness, hospital settings remain among the most dangerous ...

In a bipartisan vote Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, which would establish violence prevention committees in all hospitals. The committees ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Imagine going to work and knowing there's a chance you'll be punched, bitten, spit on, and verbally harassed. That's the daily reality for many of our healthcare workers manning our ...

Instances of workplace violence, like verbal and physical threats or assaults, aren't new phenomena. However, the environment we're operating in today feels markedly different. High-profile incidents ...