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Background We sought to describe the components and processes in a violence risk assessment and management system, including electronic record requirements in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). We present information on system-level variation among program elements and their association with perceived and measured effectiveness. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Chiefs of Staff (COS) at 140 VA hospitals across the United States about specific disruptive behavior program elements, such as committee processes, patient referrals, and outcome patterns. We assessed COS perceived effectiveness of the processes. We compared COS perceptions with employee-reported assault-related incident rates and workers compensation lost time claim rates for assault-related injuries for 2009 and 2010. Results We found the violence risk assessment and management system is heavily used, often with guidance to provide police protection for providers. COS respondents were generally satisfied with design and performance of the system. Committee processes and perceptions of effectiveness were associated with reduction in assault-related incident rates. Conclusions VA's system was considered effective by system owners and users may be effective at reducing assaulted-related injuries. Am. J. Ind. Med. 55:1009-1017, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: To describe the administrative functioning of all current Canadian psychiatry residency training programs (RTPs) and to suggest available improvements to existing systems.Method: We obtained data about the 2004 RTPs by distributing 2 questionnaires to all Canadian psychiatry RTPs.Results: Residency program committees (RPCs) are mainly consultative and carry only a small amount of the workload of managing a residency program. Program directors (PDs) manage more than 80% of the work and report that the time allowance to perform their duties is suboptimal. PDs remain in office for about 5 years, departing during or at the end of a predetermined second term.Conclusion: RPCs bear only a small amount of the workload generated by the RTP. We piloted administrative changes that led to more equitable work distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]