The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients.

Marie Anne Sosa; Marcio Soares; Samira Patel; Kimberly Trujillo; Doreen Ashley; Elizabeth Smith; Bhavarth Shukla; Dipen Parekh; Tanira Ferreira; Hayley B Gershengorn

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The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients.

April 24, 2024

Sosa MA, Soares M, Patel S, et al. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(3):186-191.

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Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety challenge. This study evaluated the impact of video monitoring (VM) plus in-person sitters on falls among high-risk patients at one academic hospital system. The researchers found that patients admitted after VM implementation had a lower risk of falls.

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