Working in healthcare is dangerous. And violence against clinicians is a problem that has been increasing over the past decade, not only in the U.S. but globally. Beth Kutscher, healthcare editor at LinkedIn News, spoke with Commure CEO Ashwini Zenooz, MD and Joseph Byham, vice president of public safety at Jefferson Health, to understand what technology can do to understand how patients and staff move around the hospital — whether that’s for staffing purposes or to pinpoint where and when violence is most likely to occur.
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