A study led by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic found that patient violence often begins in out-of-hospital settings and continues into the ED and other inpatient units. The study, published June 18 ...

San Diego internist David B. Bittleman, MD, was finishing an appointment with a patient when the man's caregiver slipped Bittleman a note as the patient walked out of the room. "Call me tomorrow," the ...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is warning hospitals that they must protect their employees and patients from violence that is increasingly ...

Family medicine physician Kenneth Cheng, DO, was on-call at a local hospital when a nurse told him that a patient needing evaluation hated Asians. "I talked to him about whether he was okay seeing me ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Over the course of the pandemic, healthcare workers have been on overdrive. But there’s another problem plaguing emergency rooms and hospitals. KRQE News 13 obtained video ...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminded hospitals of their responsibility to protect patients and healthcare workers alike from physical violence in the workplace. In a memorandum ...

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city's safety-net system, but she was ...

Imagine developing a severe mental illness, committing no crime, and finding yourself confined in a locked psychiatric facility. Thousands of Alaskans each year, without breaking any laws, face ...