How much security do hospitals really need?
Filed under: Ethics, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
In the wake of a series of violent incidents, hospitals are rethinking just how much security is enough to keep patients and staff safe. Read more
Emergency room shooting leaves nurse, guard injured
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A shooting at a hospital emergency room waiting area left a nurse and security guard injured. Read more
See no evil, speak no evil: The health risk most providers ignore
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Just because a health care provider sees something that could harm a patient doesn’t mean they’ll speak up about it. Read more
Hospital elevator causes repairman’s grisly death
Filed under: Healthcare Legal & Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Despite efforts to improve worker safety at hospitals, they can still be dangerous places for workers caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. The latest case: Read more
Goosing the nurse: Not recommended as an expression of gratitude
Filed under: Communication, Hospital Management, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report

Some nurses get fancy chocolates from grateful patients. This one got goosed. Read more
Report: Only half of attacks on ER nurses reported
Filed under: Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management, Special Report

A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) reveals startling levels of violence against emergency department nurses. Read more
Survey: Less than 50% of first-responders willing to work a lethal pandemic
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Emergency services personnel are known for their mettle — but new research shows even they have a breaking point. Read more
OSHA cites hospital over series of violent attacks by patients
Filed under: Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, has been cited by OSHA after employees were injured 25 times in the past five years by violent patients. Read more
Violence on the rise at health care facilities
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Hospitals and doctors’ offices are supposed to be places to heal — not to be attacked. But the Joint Commission warns that health care providers are seeing more violence at their facilities. Read more
Is hassle of paperwork hurting your safety program?
Filed under: Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Bad news for doctors and patients: A recent study of just-out-of-school doctors shows some disturbing patterns in their willingness to follow basic procedures. Read more
