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Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

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HIPAA security best practices heading into 2023

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Workplace safety

Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients. With that, we’re providing some HIP...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Recommended steps to prevent workplace violence in hospitals include ensuring workers receive adequate training, having sufficient staffing levels, providing ongoing assessment of patients and residen...

Medical Environment Update

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With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

December 19, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Workplace safety

Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analy...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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New handbook tackles workplace violence prevention in healthcare

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety

Workplace violence in healthcare is its own epidemic: one that survey data puts some hard numbers on. According to a 2021 survey of nurses by Hospital IQ, 90% of respondents were considering leaving t...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Steps are being taken to combat workplace violence as assaults on nurses rise

November 29, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Violence against nurses is rising. Here are some steps about what's being done to combat workplace violence. ...

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Q&A with Lauris Freidenfelds on healthcare security

December 19, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Lauris V. Freidenfelds, vice president of security risk consulting with Telgian Engineering & Consulting, has been in many roles as a healthcare security leader. He’s a nationally recognized secur...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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AHA: ‘A strong and resilient workforce is the backbone of our hospitals and health systems’

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

A new report published by the American Hospitals Association (AHA) calls on health systems and hospitals to focus on three core challenges to address the strained healthcare workforce. ...

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Healthcare leaders share thoughts on how hospitals can invest in workplace safety

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Incidents of workplace violence cost hospitals approximately $2.7 billion in 2016, according to a study from the American Hospital Association. Additionally, 13% of employee sick time is the result of...

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Workplace violence prevention tips as violence against nurses rises

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

The problem of workplace violence (WPV) against nurses in healthcare isn’t getting better. According to Press Ganey, a healthcare solutions provider, more than two nursing personnel were assaulted ...

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Mass General Brigham issues patient code of conduct

December 19, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

With violence against healthcare workers reaching epic proportions, Mass General Brigham Hospital has launched a campaign to curb abuse from patients and visitors. Under a newly imposed Patient Cod...

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HIPAA security best practices heading into 2023

CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

New handbook tackles workplace violence prevention in healthcare

Steps are being taken to combat workplace violence as assaults on nurses rise

Q&A with Lauris Freidenfelds on healthcare security

AHA: ‘A strong and resilient workforce is the backbone of our hospitals and health systems’

Healthcare leaders share thoughts on how hospitals can invest in workplace safety

Workplace violence prevention tips as violence against nurses rises

Mass General Brigham issues patient code of conduct

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