Half of articles that meet standards are on AvaSure customers

A literature review on fall prevention and injury reduction using virtual sitters

Sites 3 AvaSure customer publications

Technology-based applications in various settings, focusing on the outcomes of fall reductions, cost, and other benefits.

Oregon Health and Sciences University

Metric analysis can inform initiatives to grow continuous video monitoring programs to increase safety for at-risk populations.

Inova Health System

A large academic medical center reported a significant reduction in patient falls after implementing a video monitoring system for six months.

Video monitoring had direct correlation to annual sitter reduction savings.

Multi-site including 97 hospitals

1,625 COVID/PUI patients observed across 97 hospitals in March and April 2020

Staff took an additional 18 seconds to respond to urgent or emergent needs for patients in isolation (34.5 seconds) as compared to patients not in isolation (15.8 seconds)

Patients in isolation received a greater number of verbal interactions per day (17)

Inova Health System

Study showing the pandemic caused a significant increase in the utilization of remote video monitoring with positive patient and staff outcomes, both tangible and intangible.

Multi-site study including 73 hospitals

320 physical/verbal abuse incidents were reported by monitoring staff

For every one abusive event witnessed, there were 25 abusive events avoided

University of Wisconsin

Continuous Virtual Monitoring is feasible and less costly than 1:1 supervision without negatively impacting LOS or weight gain

ROI achieved within one year

*correction on inaccurate unit-pricing in progress

Multi-site study including 71 hospitals

15,021 high-fall risk patients selected for monitoring

Overall fall rate down to 1.5/1000 patient days

Most vulnerable 85+ year olds fall rate down to 0.38/1000 patient days

Oregon Health and Sciences University

Cost savings of $195,918 in the first year

Wide inclusion criteria for adults/peds

Family prefer video for more privacy, added security and respite

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER

Proves adequate fall prevention with remove video monitoring.

SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

Veterans Health Administration, Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center

Systematic review (Level I evidence)

Using sitters to prevent falls has the lowest level certainty of evidence

Video monitoring has the highest certainty of evidence

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL

PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL 

TeleSitting technology used as part of a toolkit to manage behaviorally challenging patients while providing continuous observation 

Staff reported increased safety and engagement 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH

$2.5 million in savings on sitters in two years

Average falls with injury reduced by 26%

OCHSNER HEALTH 

Best practices for centralized hub and spoke model 

Five years of centralized monitoring 17 facilities 

90% cost reduction when effectively using TeleSitter solution