Violence in healthcare workplaces is a growing concern, with clinicians and other workers facing alarming rates of violence on the job. In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sits down with Andrea Mazzoccoli, Ph.D., the former chief nurse and quality officer for Bon Secours Mercy Health, who brings four decades of healthcare and nursing experience to the conversation. They delve into the urgent need for comprehensive workplace violence strategies in healthcare and provide insights into how healthcare organizations can take tangible steps to safeguard their staff and create safer environments for everyone.  

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 

• Another shooting stokes fears over hospital safety: Will new tech like AI or old solutions make a difference?

• Surging violence in emergency departments is burning out physicians and jeopardizing patient care, new data show

• Senators Joe Manchin, Marco Rubio introduce bill to make violence, threats against hospital workers a federal crime