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Preventing Employee Injuries in Behavioral Health Units

Behaviors of Concern: A Brief Guide to Approaching Aggressive Patients

There is a high tendency for health professionals to easily overlook negative patient body language, but it can also just...

Top 5 Healthcare Security Issues Impacting Patient Safety

Healthcare organizations are subject to security threats due to the nature of our work – caring for patients with behavio...

Early Event Reporting Guide: General Liability & Medical Malpractice

Use this guide to learn why it is important to report incidents, what type of incidents should be reported, and when and ...

How Safe is Your Office Practice from Security Threats? Find Out with a Security & Vulnerability Risk Assessment

LHA Trust Funds can help you identify the areas where you can make the most improvements to ensure the security of your o...

Transfers from a Patient’s Perspective: What Bariatric Patients Wished Clinicians Understood About Their Mobility Experience

During a recent multi-part webinar for the Trust Funds, Dr. Susan Gallagher, who authored the ANA Implementation Guide to...

Improving Healthcare: The Process for Debriefing Critical Events

Dealing with patient-to-staff aggression is a stressful and sometimes traumatic experience. For healthcare professionals ...

Connecting the Dots: How SPHM Programs Support Patient Safety

Injuries caused by manual patient lifting, transferring, and repositioning extend far beyond healthcare staff. While thes...

Top 3 Reasons to Get an Office Practice Risk Assessment

Taking time to conduct an annual “wellness check-up” of your office practice each year can help identify small problems b...