Remote Patient Monitoring Improves Patient Falls and Reduces Harm.
| Autor: | Zimbro KS; Author Affiliations: Sentara College of Health Sciences, Chesapeake, Virginia (Dr Zimbro); Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Virginia (Ms Bridges and Mr Marra); Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia (Ms Bunn and Dr Morgan); Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, Williamsburg, Virginia (Ms Wilmoth and Dr Smith); Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Hampton, Virginia (Mr Beck); and Sentara Health Centre Point, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Ms Ver Schneider)., Bridges C, Bunn S, Wilmoth DD, Beck M, Smith CV, Marra M, Ver Schneider P, Morgan MK |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nursing care quality [J Nurs Care Qual] 2024 Jul-Sep 01; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 212-219. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 02. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000749 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Minimizing patient falls and fall-related injuries within organizational constraints is a high priority for nurse leaders. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services do not reimburse hospitals for fall-related expenditures. In-person sitters are used to prevent falls but are resource intensive and costly. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) may offer alternatives to in-person sitters to reduce fall-related harm. Purpose: The efficacy of RPM to reduce patient falls and fall-related injuries was explored. Methods: Electronic health record data were extracted from a 13-hospital integrated health care system. Incidence rate ratios were used to analyze the impact of RPM technology on falls and fall-related injuries. Results: When used in conjunction with standard fall precautions, RPM reduced falls 33.7% and fall-related injuries 47.4%. Fall-related expenditures decreased $304 400 with a combined estimated savings systemwide of $2 089 600 annually. Conclusions: RPM technology minimized falls and associated harm and improved patient safety, positively impacting hospital expenditures. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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