Becker's Healthcare October 24, 2024
The American Hospital Association and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit have collaborated to create resources to mitigate targeted violence in healthcare settings, including threat assessment and prevention strategies.
Targeted violence in healthcare occurs when care teams, patients and facilities are intentionally singled out and subjected to harmful acts such as physical and verbal assaults, harassment and large-scale attacks, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the AHA.
Here are four things to know about recent news regarding healthcare targeted violence:
- The AHA and FBI resources are available in an issue brief that covers threat...
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