/ en Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:02:55 -0500 Thu, 25 Apr 24 16:01:00 -0500 /news/headline/2024-04-25-ahrq-guide-provides-ways-support-equity-through-digital-health-care-technology <p>The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a <a href="https://digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/health-equity-practical-guide.pdf">guide</a> to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health care solutions that involve digital technologies. “Considerations ranging from a lack of patient digital literacy to a lack of broadband access, collectively referred to as the ‘digital divide,’ may impact the viability of healthcare solutions that involve digital technologies and tools,” the guide notes. “Addressing the ‘digital divide’ and its impact on the health of individuals and communities requires an approach that intentionally considers equity throughout the lifecycle of digital healthcare solutions.” </p> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:01:00 -0500 Large (250+ beds) /hospitals-against-violence-havhope <div class><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 spacer"><header class="Banner_Title_Overlay_Bar"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/HAV-have-hope-banner-1200x300.jpg" alt="Banner Image" width="1200" height="300"></header></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-7"><p>The Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative exists to share examples and best practices with the field about workplace and community violence. By enhancing public awareness via our #HAVHope social media campaign, developing tools and resources and sharing the best practices of our member hospitals and health systems with the field, HAV supports AHA members in addressing all types of workplace violence and community violence in their organizations and in their communities. To view AHA’s advocacy efforts surrounding workplace violence, please click <a href="/advocacy/advocacy-issues/workplace-violence" target="_blank" title="Workplace Violence Prevention Web site">here</a>. </p><p>HAV’s work is guided by the Building a Safe Workplace and Community Framework, which identifies four essential domains that hospital and health system leaders should consider as they address issues of violence in their workplaces. These include mitigate risk, trauma support, culture of safety and violence intervention.</p><div><p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-wide" href="/2024-04-08-about-aha-hospitals-against-violence-initiative-april-2024">About Hospitals Against Violence</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-5"><p><span><strong>Building a Safe Workplace</strong></span><br><span><strong>and Community Framework</strong></span></p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2021/10/building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-framework-for-hospitals-and-health-systems.pdf" target="_blank" title="Building a Safe Workplace and Community Framework">Download PDF</a></p><figure><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/building-a-safe-workplace-image-new-image.png" data-entity-uuid="5fa72705-e4bb-459f-aa05-1959a089610f" data-entity-type="file" alt="Building a Safe Workplace and Community Framework" width="1378" height="795" class="align-center"></figure></div></div><div class="row spacer"><div class="col-md-12"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><p><a href="/community-violence" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/community-violence-icon-230.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Community Violence Icon" width="231" height="220"></a></p><h4><a href="/community-violence" target="_blank">Community Violence</a></h4></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><p><a href="/workplace-violence" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-12/hcc-icon-workplace-violence-230-px.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Workplace and workforce violence icon" width="231" height="220"></a></p><h4><a href="/workforce-and-workplace-violence-prevention" target="_blank" title="Workforce and Workplace violence prevention resources">Workforce and Workplace</a><br><a href="/workforce-and-workplace-violence-prevention" target="_blank" title="Workforce and Workplace violence prevention resources">Violence Prevention</a></h4></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><p><a href="/hospitals-against-violence" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/hcc-icon-hav-hope-230.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt="HAVhope Icon" width="231" height="219"></a></p><h4><a href="/hospitals-against-violence" target="_blank">#HAVhope Friday </a></h4></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><p><a href="/hospitals-against-violence/active-shooter-incidents-health-care-settings" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/hav-web-icon-active-shooter.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt="HAVhope Icon" width="214" height="214"></a></p><h4><a href="/hospitals-against-violence/active-shooter-incidents-health-care-settings" target="_blank">Active Shooter Incidents in Health Care Settings</a></h4></div></div></div><div class="row spacer"><div class="col-xs-1 col-sm-1 col-md-2 col-lg-2"> </div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-lg-8 sp_Resource1_holder"><div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4"><a href="/issue-brief/2024-05-14-issue-brief-building-safe-workplace-and-community" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-05/cover-hav-issue-brief-culture-of-safety-765-r.png" alt="Building a Safe Workplace and Community Violence Mitigation in a Culture of Safety Cover" width="100%" height="100%"></a></div><div class="col-sm-8 col-md-8"><p><span><span>Issue Brief</span></span></p><h2>Violence Mitigation in a Culture of Safety</h2><p>This issue brief examines how hospitals’ violence mitigation efforts can fit effectively into an organization’s culture of safety strategy. The brief includes thought provoking questions to facilitate discussion of how violence mitigation can be integrated seamlessly into the larger framework of patient and worker safety initiatives, supporting an overall culture of safety.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2024/05/building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-violence-mitigation-in-a-culture-of-safety-issue-brief.pdf" data-view-context="top-level-view">Learn More</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row spacer"><div class="col-xs-1 col-sm-1 col-md-2 col-lg-2"> </div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-lg-8 sp_Resource1_holder"><div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4"><a href="/issue-brief/2023-04-20-building-safe-workplace-and-community-mitigating-risk-violence" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/cover-building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-mitigating-the-risk-of-violence-765.png" alt="Building a Safe Workplace and Community Mitigating Risk of Violence Cover" width="100%" height="100%"></a></div><div class="col-sm-8 col-md-8"><p><span><span>Issue Brief</span></span></p><h2>Mitigating the Risk of Violence</h2><p>The ���������� Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative hosted the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) for a facilitated dialogue to explore challenges and current strategies to mitigate the risk of violence. The discussion fostered an exchange of ideas and solutions that informed this issue brief and accompanying case studies.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2023/04/Building-a-Safe-Workplace-and-Community-Mitigating-the-Risk-of-Violence.pdf" data-view-context="top-level-view">Learn More</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row spacer"><div class="col-xs-1 col-sm-1 col-md-2 col-lg-2"> </div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-lg-8 sp_Resource1_holder"><div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/10/building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-repot-oct-2023.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-01/cover-building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-repot-oct-2023-766x992px.png" alt="the Building a Safe Workplace and Community: Providing Trauma Support to Your Workforce Following an Incident or Threat of Violence issue brief PDF" width="100%" height="100%"></a></div><div class="col-sm-8 col-md-8"><p><span><span>Issue Brief</span></span></p><h2>Providing Trauma Support to Your Workforce Following an Incident or Threat of Violence</h2><p>This issue brief examines trauma support for hospital and health system team members. It was developed from discussions the HAV Advisory Group had with the Medical University of South Carolina’s National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC) team about the challenges and opportunities to provide trauma support to health care workers following an incident or threat of violence.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2023/10/building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-repot-oct-2023.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the Building a Safe Workplace and Community: Providing Trauma Support to Your Workforce Following an Incident or Threat of Violence issue brief PDF.">Learn More</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row spacer"><div class="col-xs-1 col-sm-1 col-md-2 col-lg-2"> </div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-lg-8 sp_Resource1_holder"><div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/issue-brief-building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-community-violence-intervention-october-2024.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-10/cover-issue-brief-community-violence-intervention-october-2024-765-px.png" alt="Issue Brief: Building a Safe Workplace and Community - Community Violence Intervention PDF" width="100%" height="100%"></a></div><div class="col-sm-8 col-md-8"><p><span><span>Issue Brief</span></span></p><h2>Community Violence Intervention</h2><p>Guided by conversations with University of Chicago Medicine and Grady Health, this issue brief explores the roles hospitals and health systems can play in community violence intervention. As trusted pillars of their communities, hospitals and health systems can be well-positioned to educate and connect patients and families to violence intervention programs and services.</p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/issue-brief-building-a-safe-workplace-and-community-community-violence-intervention-october-2024.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the Issue Brief: Building a Safe Workplace and Community - Community Violence Intervention PDF.">Learn More</a></p></div></div></div></div>.sp_Resource1_holder { background-color: #f7f8fb; padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; overflow: auto; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { padding-bottom: 15px } @media (max-width:768px) and (min-width:340px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-3 { width: 40%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 60%; } } @media (max-width:500px) and (min-width:361px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { margin: auto; display: block; margin-left: 100%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder.col-xs-3 { width: 100%; } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 100%; } } @media (max-width:360px) { .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder img { margin: auto; display: block } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-3 { width: 100%; max-width: 150px; margin-left: calc(50% - 75px); margin-right: } .sp_Resource1 .sp_Resource1_holder .col-xs-9 { width: 100%; padding: 0 25px } .button-view { background-color: #557ebf; border: none; color: white; padding: 15px 32px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; a:link { text-decoration: none; } display: inline-block; font-size: 20px; cursor: pointer; Width: 500px; hover: #ffffff; active: white; focus: white; visited: white; } Fri, 24 Nov 2023 01:13:11 -0600 Large (250+ beds) /node/681453 <p>This pamphlet is an example of an active DEI initiative at a health organization. They clearly define diversity and inclusion, why it's important, outlining their mission and explaining what they do, and identifying their leaders and members. Most importantly, they indicate how they should be percieved in the community and in the hospital so they may be held accountable.</p> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:02:13 -0600 Large (250+ beds)