Health IT giant Cerner is best known for electronic health records, but it has other divisions. Notably, the Kansas City, Mo.-based company has been selling medical devices for more than a decade. The ...

The smartphone app used data from a questionnaire and balance tests to give users an intuitive fall risk score ranging between 0 and 100, indicating low, medium, or high fall risk. A smartphone app ...

A review that examined fall risk assessment tools for hospitalized older adults was somewhat inconclusive. Because of data limitations in the studies assessed, it was not clear which tools work best.

After implementing a new evidence-based risk assessment tool, SSM Health reduced patient falls by 30%. Profit margins, mergers and acquisitions, reimbursement: There's an enormous focus on these ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Falling at home is the leading cause of injury in older adults and poses a serious risk to the well-being of seniors. In fact, more than one in four adults age 65 or older fall ...

The tool is affixed around a patient’s waist, and the patient then walks around a clinic for 10 minutes. Using mathematical models and time series analysis, the tool calculates the patient’s movement, ...

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 falls ...

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 ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(15):1274-1280. In contrast to our findings, a diagnosis of drug dependence or nondependent drug abuse was found to have a protective effect on falling. One possible ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Like other hospitals around the nation, San Antonio Military Medical Center, located on Fort Sam Houston, is implementing new strategies to prevent patient injuries.