Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While ...

Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Leapfrog, a non-profit group promoting safety in U.S. hospitals just published their fall safety ...

Falls are a serious public health problem globally, particularly in acute care hospitals, where hospitalized patients are at high risk for falls and may experience adverse outcomes such as prolonged ...

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, underscores the critical need ...

Data from more than 750 hospitals indicate the most effective tool to reduce inpatient falls is sensor technology, according to a Sept. 10 report from Sg2, a Vizient company. Fall-prevention sensor ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Trident Medical Center is hosting a free-of-charge fall prevention screening and seminar Tuesday. This seminar will offer an opportunity to learn risk factors and prevent ...

The Leapfrog Group has published its fall roundup of hospital safety grades, with most of Northern Virginia's major medical ...

A new educational model that informs long-term care providers on intervention methods to help reduce falls and fractures in high-risk residents has been found effective in raising awareness and ...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have published results showing that among older adults who sustained a traumatic injury ...