AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care
Topic: Threat Assessment and Threat Management
Background
Targeted violence in health care refers to intentional and harmful acts where health care professionals, patients and health care facilities are specifically singled out as targets. Such acts of violence can take many forms, including physical assaults, verbal threats, harassment, and even large-scale attacks. Targeted violence compromises access and delivery of care, creates hostile work environments, and impacts the overall safety and quality of health care delivery.
Targeted violence in health care is a serious and growing concern among patients, workers, providers, and communities.
To assist in addressing these concerns, the AHA has partnered with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to promote violence prevention strategies and address the escalating threats and acts of targeted violence against health care facilities and their workforce. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) teams are effective protective measures designed to prevent — not predict — potential acts of targeted violence.
Through our partnership with the FBI, the AHA will offer a full suite of resources for hospitals and health systems to begin implementing threat assessment and threat management principles or enhance their existing BTAM efforts.
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