HealthExec November 29, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum reminding healthcare providers of their obligation to protect staff against workplace violence.
The notice stated that leaders of healthcare institutions need to ensure they are providing adequate training, sufficient staffing levels and ongoing assessment of patients and residents for indicators of violence to implement care interventions and adapt the environment appropriately to keep staff safe.
The memorandum comes after numerous healthcare industry groups as well as some lawmakers asked the Department of Justice to intervene against growing threats of violence against children’s hospitals over gender-affirming care. The wave of anti-transgednder threats and violence could interfere with care delivery and lead to harm against patients or hospital staff.
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