Violators could get booted from the prestigious Boston hospital. With violence against healthcare workers reaching epic proportions, Mass General Brigham Hospital has launched a campaign to curb abuse ...

More hospitals are turning to patient codes of conducts to protect healthcare workers amid a rise in rude and violent behavior. However, banning patients — especially those with behavioral health ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the latest system to adopt a patient code of conduct amid a national increase of violence against healthcare workers, the system ...

In response to the high rate of workplace violence at hospitals, the Connecticut Hospital Association announced a new code of conduct policy for patients and families on Friday. The new patient code ...

According to Baystate Health, the Code of Conduct sets an expectation of respectful behavior for patients and their visitors. The new policy is consistent with new guidance from the Massachusetts ...

A major East Coast health system is looking to clamp down on a recent uptick in harassment and violence against healthcare workers by canceling nonemergency care for those who violate its new “Patient ...

PITTSFIELD — Based on a rising level of violent interactions at hospitals, Berkshire Health Systems is adopting a community code of conduct that might result in a patient or visitor being asked to ...

I would like to encourage local health leaders to follow the national initiative in doing more to prevent violence against hospital staff. Recently the Mass General Brigham health care network created ...

Mass General Brigham is cracking down on patients who cross the line. The healthcare provider released its new Patient Code of Conduct this week, with a list of behavior towards staff members that ...

Mass General Brigham has implemented a system-wide code of conduct for patients, in response to a rise in violent and hostile behavior toward healthcare providers around the country, a spokesperson ...