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Case Studies
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Innovative Hospital Solutions to Address Health Care Challenges

The AHA and Concord Health Partners have compiled this collection of resources to provide more information about innovative solutions to key issues.
Guides/Reports
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Building a Safe Workplace and Community

In 2021, the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) Advisory Group developed the Building a Safe Workplac
Guides/Reports
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The Burden of Violence to U.S. Hospitals

White Papers
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IHF’s Violence Against People in Hospitals White Paper

The purpose of this document is to present the outcomes of the survey and to understand what measures exist to prevent and face acts of violence within healthcare organizations.
Case Studies

Regional One Health | Tennessee

Founded in 1829, Regional One Health is the oldest health system in Tennessee. With an acute care hospital and several specialty and outpatient facilities across Memphis, Regional One Health cares for some of the most traumatic and complex cases in the region.
Questions and Answers (Q&As)

Combating Human Trafficking Q&A

Melinda Hatton, AHA general counsel and executive sponsor for HAV, interviews Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and co-founder, Executive Director of HEAL Trafficking, to discuss the current state of anti-trafficking efforts and how health system play a role in reducing health disparities among victims of sex and labor trafficking.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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4 Leaders in Improving Quality Care

AHA Quest for Quality Prize winner WellSpan Health is determined to improve health equity across its eight-hospital system headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.
Case Studies

EMR Flagging and Behavioral Health Response Training Reduces Violence at New York-Presbyterian Health System

With 11 hospitals and more than 47,000 employees, the New York City based health system’s security professionals are continuously identifying new and innovative strategies — including EMR flagging, behavioral risk assessment and mass casualty event training — to prevent and mitigate workplace violence incidents.
Questions and Answers (Q&As)

Combating Human Trafficking Q&A: Curt Kirschner

Melinda Hatton, AHA general counsel and one of the executive sponsors of the AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, interviews Curt Kirschner, partner and a leader of Jones Day’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, to discuss the partnership working to expand hospital leadership in the fight against human trafficking.
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Leveraging Community Partnerships to Take a Stand Against Hospital Violence

By upgrading their incident reporting system, boosting prevention education, and supporting employees, Bristol Health leaders forged an organization-wide culture of safety an greatly reduced violent incidents in their organization within just three years.