Patient falls make up approximately 2 percent of hospital adverse events. Being able to call a patient’s room directly can avoid this preventable patient harm, according to a new brief from Amcom ...

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 ...

Across 8,584 U.S. acute care hospital units, higher nurse turnover is significantly associated with increased patient falls, according to a study published Dec. 29 in JAMA. Previous research has ...

Higher nurse turnover in hospitals was associated with an increase in patient falls, according to a December study published in JAMA Network Open. Long-term care operators may be able to learn from ...

A local company has developed a technology that can help health care facilities reduce the injuries and costs related to patient falls. Patrick Baker co-founded Palarum LLC in 2016 and is currently ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significantly more patients from the injurious fall group had all but one of the studied prescription classes ...

Patients with cataracts, AMD, and glaucoma have a higher risk of falls and fractures compared to controls. The study utilized data from over 18 million patients across more than 2200 primary care ...

Accidental falls in hospitals and care facilities place unnecessary burdens on patients and their families. Patient falls also have a material effect on the hospital or care facility itself, which can ...

St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus didn’t do enough to prevent a patient from falling and injuring their head, a report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows. Two reports from the ...