This whitepaper explains how healthcare organizations can build effective and defensible weapons screening programs to address the growing threat of workplace violence while maintaining patient access and quality of care. It emphasizes that successful screening requires more than technology by integrating people, processes, governance, training, and continuous improvement. The guide outlines operational readiness, risk assessment, workflow design, staffing, patient-centered communication, and standardized response protocols. It also presents a phased roadmap for planning, implementing, validating, and refining screening programs, helping hospitals reduce risk, protect staff and patients, strengthen operational resilience, and create safer, more sustainable healthcare environments.

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