Mission Health reduces falls to zero, calls the $4.8 million in cost avoidance only the beginning Mission Health pilots Cerner Patient Observer, results in zero falls, ROI and planned future enhancements Mission Health is piloting a brand new observation solution to help reduce patient falls, especially falls with injury. Through a testing partnership with Cerner, the Asheville, N.C.-based health system added Cerner Patient Observer to six neurosciences unit patient beds in August 2015. During the 3-month study, the average falls rate – as measured per 1,000 patient days of care – dropped from four per month to zero. “Falls are something that several well intentioned interventions have not solved,” said Marc Westle, DO, FACP, senior vice president of innovation. “No one wa

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