Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center has cut its patient fall rate in half since launching a safety program last October, Kearney Hub reported June 10. When the No Falls program was implemented ...

The A1 medical/surgical unit at Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati reduced its fall rate from 10 falls per 1,000 patient days to two falls per 1,000 patient days over three years through ...

"During our study, we observed zero falls, which was a lower fall rate among the patients wearing these socks than the historical fall rate of 4 falls per 1,000 patient-days." ...

From 2011 through June, PVH reported 166 patient falls, a rate of 1.9 per 1,000 inpatient days. That’s the best rate in the state, according to the Colorado Hospital Association’s annual ...

The average fall rate at the hospital, ahead of the study, was four falls per 1,000 patient days. The wireless socks have built-in pressure sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up ...

Patient falls are reported as a rate of falls per 1000 patient days. A lower rate is better. Steps our doctors, nurses, and healthcare personnel in the Women and Infants Center take to prevent patient ...

Epic is developing a clinical decision tool called "STEADI" (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries), expected to be ready by the end of this year. The tool is based on CDC guidelines for ...

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicate that the average U.S. hospital experiences nearly five falls per 1,000 patient days. In 2015, patient falls were costing ...