title: How to prevent workplace violence incidents and improve security using baseline security assessments.
abstract: To meet state and OSHA requirements for dealing with and reporting workplace violence, a growing number of hospitals, the author reports, are turning to baseline workplace violence assessments which survey employees in different roles, combined with a threat analysis and an analysis of existing controls and historical incidents that can be reviewed and tracked over time to show improvement or decline.
authors.forename: Caroline Ramsey
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017132:Workplace