The smartphone app used data from a questionnaire and balance tests to give users an intuitive fall risk score ranging between 0 and 100, indicating low, medium, or high fall risk. A smartphone app ...

A review that examined fall risk assessment tools for hospitalized older adults was somewhat inconclusive. Because of data limitations in the studies assessed, it was not clear which tools work best.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Falling at home is the leading cause of injury in older adults and poses a serious risk to the well-being of seniors. In fact, more than one in four adults age 65 or older fall ...

Frailty nurse specialist Linda Nazarko advises nurses in general practice and the community on prevention of falls in ...

MatrixCare has become the first EHR system for post-acute and long-term care to license the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool aimed at preventing falls. MatrixCare’s two clinical decision ...

After implementing a new evidence-based risk assessment tool, SSM Health reduced patient falls by 30%. Profit margins, mergers and acquisitions, reimbursement: There's an enormous focus on these ...

Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...

SAT has been designed to help safety professionals and others assess slip hazards on smooth floors prone to contamination from substances such as water, food, oil and dust. Already being used ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(15):1274-1280. In contrast to our findings, a diagnosis of drug dependence or nondependent drug abuse was found to have a protective effect on falling. One possible ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Like other hospitals around the nation, San Antonio Military Medical Center, located on Fort Sam Houston, is implementing new strategies to prevent patient injuries.