AvaSure Recognizes the Miriam Hospital for Most Impressive Fall Reduction Program

BELMONT, Mich. – AvaSure, a leading provider of advanced audiovisual monitoring systems used to care for patients and protect caregivers, honored the Miriam Hospital with the Path to Zero Award as part of AvaPrize, its prestigious annual healthcare awards program.

The AvaPrize program honors individuals and organizations who have advanced patient and staff safety, eased the working lives of nurses and achieved new efficiencies in care delivery. Winners demonstrate the ever-evolving role of continuous video monitoring as it becomes a vital tool in patient care and staff development throughout a healthcare organization.

The Miriam Hospital’s honor, the Path to Zero Award, recognizes an organization with the most impressive fall reduction program centered around patient video monitoring.

“Most experts believe the post-pandemic U.S. healthcare system will be fundamentally different, as downward pressure on costs and a need to show value for dollars spent will fuel widespread reforms,” said Lisbeth Votruba, Vice President of Clinical Quality and Innovation at AvaSure. “The Miriam Hospital has played a significant role in making strides toward change with the use of our technology. As has been shown in numerous clinical and economic studies, AvaSure is in tune with the need for cost-effective, quality care.”

AvaSure selected the Miriam Hospital for the award because its use of the technology decreased falls by an additional 25% in the second year of implementation, dropping the rate below the NDNQI benchmark due to ramping up utilization and garnering buy-in from all inpatient units.

The winners were honored during the company’s symposium Sept. 23-24. The AvaSure national symposium brings together senior leaders, frontline staff and health policy experts to share best practices and new uses for continuous remote patient care. This year’s theme was Leading Through Change.

The fifth consecutive healthcare awards program presented at industry-leading symposium