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 ...

Hospitalized patients may feel a bit anxious about the tremendous amount of activity within the hospital during their stay. Adding to the uneasiness, many different healthcare providers come and go ...