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Earlier this year, our team at the University of Washington completed a study on successful coping strategies for healthcare providers who have been the victims of workplace violence—often at the hands of the patients they’re treating. The research uncovered actionable ways healthcare organizations can support their staff to mitigate the long-term effects of workplace violence on the individuals’ psyches. Many of the healthcare workers in the study—nurses, physicians and hospital security teams—felt that workplace violence was an inevitable and unpreventable part of the job. Training staff to participate in peer-to-peer debriefings opens up support for those who work nontraditional hours—which is when these incidents of violence are most likely to occur.

Each year, our exciting Best Places to Work program identifies and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry on a national level. Being named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Healthcare can have a tremendous impact on your organization, so if you think your organization has what it takes to stand out among some of the best, we invite your organization to participate and see whose named to the list next. For eligibility, key dates and requirements, click here for more details.

While healthcare organizations spent more on information technology from 2016 to 2017, the number of cyberattacks also increased, according to a new survey from the Ponemon Institute. The healthcare organizations surveyed experienced an average of 16 cyberattacks each in 2017, up from 11 the year before, with the majority of respondents saying patient data had been breached or lost in the last year. Healthcare organizations with chief information security officers and incident response plans fared the best with these costly threats. But just 15% of that budget is spent on information security, according to the survey of healthcare IT and IT security staff.

While healthcare organizations spent more on information technology from 2016 to 2017, the number of cyberattacks also increased, according to a new survey from the Ponemon Institute. The healthcare organizations surveyed experienced an average of 16 cyberattacks each in 2017, up from 11 the year before, with the majority of respondents saying patient data had been breached or lost in the last year. Healthcare organizations with chief information security officers and incident response plans fared the best with these costly threats. But just 15% of that budget is spent on information security, according to the survey of healthcare IT and IT security staff.