Preventable Patient Falls: How to Reduce Sentinel Events, Enhance Safety, and Improve Hospital Outcomes
Patient falls are the leading cause of sentinel events and have a significant impact on patient mortality, hospital finances and clinician stress levels.
The good news: Many falls are preventable. In this short guide, you'll gain insights on root causes and the multifaceted consequences of patient falls, how they could be prevented at your hospital, and ways technology and data insights are helping organizations improve outcomes.
Key takeaways:
The good news: Many falls are preventable. In this short guide, you'll gain insights on root causes and the multifaceted consequences of patient falls, how they could be prevented at your hospital, and ways technology and data insights are helping organizations improve outcomes.
Key takeaways:
- Preventable patient falls are incidents that could and should be avoided.
- Enhancing existing tech to improve staff response times to unassisted exits can help hospitals prevent falls that are currently unpreventable.
- There is no one-size-fits-all solution for fall prevention; hospitals require tailored strategies to address their unique needs and challenges.
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