In response to concerns regarding the increased risk of violence in healthcare settings, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (MHA) formed a Workplace Safety and Violence Prevention Workgroup composed of a diverse group of hospital staff including, but not limited to, healthcare security professionals, nursing leadership, and legal counsel. The workgroup developed the following guidance to provide an understanding of the current best practices being used across Massachusetts hospitals with the goal of providing a framework for an effective healthcare violence prevention program.
Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Security Guidance: Developing Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Programs within Hospitals
