Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.
Hardin SR, Dienemann J, Rudisill P, et al. Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(1):29-35. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182753e4f.
The use of Webcams and virtual bed rail alarms were correlated with decreased patient falls in this study. However, the low consent rate suggests that patients may not welcome this potential invasion of privacy.