The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients.
Sosa MA, Soares M, Patel S, et al. The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(3):186-191. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001197.
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.