WILLOW GROVE, Pa., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest data analysis from the ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Patient Safety Organization (PSO) shows that patient transfers, ...

Patient falls — a persistent healthcare safety issue — are more often tied to system failures than poor adherence to evidence-based interventions known as fall prevention bundles, according to a ...

Inpatient clinical care teams generally use tools such as bed alarms, gait belts, closer nursing station placement and more to prevent patient falls. But those interventions can hinder clinical ...

Risks grow when frail patients try to get up from bed, struggle with confusion or feel disorienting side effects of multiple ...

Patients with cataracts, AMD, and glaucoma have a higher risk of falls and fractures compared to controls. The study utilized data from over 18 million patients across more than 2200 primary care ...

Healthcare facilities around the country are implementing different protocols to limit the number of patient falls, which may result in injury and readmission. 1. Hundreds of thousands of patients ...

Patient transfers accounted for nearly half of falls events reported to ECRI in a new analysis, underscoring how routine patient movement activities can create major safety vulnerabilities. WILLOW ...