Chesapeake Regional Uses the Tigr Interactive Patient Education System as an Integral Element in its Patient Safety Initiative.
Chesapeake Regional Uses the Tigr Interactive Patient Education System as an Integral Element in its Patient Safety Initiative.
2 PagesCASE STUDY The Challenge Patient falls are one of the most common causes of non-fatal injuries in hospitals. Acute illness, surgery, treatments, and medications can leave patients light-headed or unsteady. The unfamil- iar environment, the placement of various tubes and catheters, as well as overall anxiety can contribute to the risk for falling. As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program, Medicare has stopped reimbursing hospitals for the costs for care related to events they consider preventable, such as falls. According to the National Patient Safety Foundation, researchers estimate that 500,000 falls occur each year in hospitals across the U.S. CMS data shows the financial burden associated with patient falls is approxima
