A new approach helps Atrium Health reduce falls – and the costs associated with them

Atrium Health’s approach to fall prevention used to be inadequate, and was not properly protecting its hospital patients’ safety.

THE PROBLEM

The health system’s previous falls prevention technology lacked the discreteness required to obtain specific patient data unit details. While Atrium staff had access to raw numbers, the information was not discerned enough to allow staff to delve into crucial aspects such as the time of day and specific…