The Growing Concern Surrounding Medical Alarm Fatigue
ABM Healthcare Support Services study explores the issue of alarm fatigue and patient safety, cited by the Emergency Care Research Institute as the No. 1 health technology hazard in 2013. […]
Avasure in the News
Falls Are Not Inevitable
AvaSys is featured in Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare magazine, which interviewed Laura Vento of University of California-San Diego Health System about the system’s experience with AvaSys. Read the article.
Effects of an Intervention to Increase Bed Alarm Use to Prevent Falls
A study conducted at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital in Memphis found that an intervention designed to increase bed alarm use in an urban hospital increased alarm use but had no statistically […]
Falls, a Hospital-Acquired Condition: The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority’s Enhanced Reporting Program
Report explores where and when falls occur, based on extensive public reporting by hospitals. View the report by Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.