What might an anthropologist conclude about workplace violence in healthcare in 2026? On June 2, 2025, we published the first entry in the OPTICS for Healthcare Newsroom. It was a research report commissioned by the American Hospital Association and conducted by the University of Washington's Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. The assignment was straightforward: estimate the financial costs and other impacts to hospitals from all types of violence, abuse, and t

OPTICS for Healthcare invites peer review of a new white paper on workplace violence — written by someone from outside the industry, on purpose.