Augmenting an Inpatient Fall Program With Video Observation

Background: Keeping patients safe is a goal for all health care facilities. Facilities should look at technology as a way to help improve outcomes. Patient falls are a dangerous, costly, and preventable health care–associated event. Local Problem: The fall rate on the host facility's orthopedic unit was 2.6 per 1000 patient-days. Methods: Patients on an inpatient orthopedic unit who had a fall risk score greater than 13, based on the Johns...