Advisory Board May 9, 2024
As violence against healthcare workers continues to rise, health systems are looking for new ways to combat these incidents. Writing for Modern Healthcare, Gabriel Perna explains how one hospital developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict violent encounters before they happen and better protect their workers.
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Violence against healthcare workers is rising
According to a recent survey from National Nurses United, over 80% of nurses reported experiencing some form of workplace violence in 2022 and 2023.
Of the respondents, 67.8% said they had been verbally threatened and 38.7% said they had been physically threatened. Over 30% of nurses also reported being physically harmed at work, including being pinched...