{"id":2403,"date":"2023-09-20T21:04:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspiren.com\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2023-09-20T21:20:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:20:23","slug":"new-research-inspirens-augi-solution-reduces-patient-falls-in-a-med-surg-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiren.com\/new-research-inspirens-augi-solution-reduces-patient-falls-in-a-med-surg-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research – Inspiren’s AUGi Solution Reduces Patient Falls in a Med-Surg Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new study outlines how Inspiren’s AUGi, an AI-Driven platform, helped The Valley Hospital decrease inpatient fall rates, improve safety protocol compliance, support staff, and enhance patient outcomes.<\/b><\/p>\n

Background<\/span><\/h2>\n

High reliability organizations (HROs) in healthcare prioritize achieving ‘zero harm,’ a goal emphasized by governing agencies. In recent years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a severe nursing shortage. These stressors, along with staffing and resource shortages and a vulnerable, complex patient population has exacerbated care delivery issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year in the United States, 700,000 to 1 million patients fall while in the hospital, and an estimated $50 billion is spent in fall-related healthcare costs. Care facilities have had to adapt rapidly, leading to innovative solutions and a shift in how healthcare leaders address longstanding problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purpose\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

This new research, as published in the <\/span>Journal of Informatics Nursing<\/span>\u24c7<\/span><\/a>, highlights how The Valley Hospital tackled considerable healthcare challenges stemming from the pandemic, including shortages of nursing staff and declining patient safety, along with the challenge of reducing inpatient fall rates using existing tools. Pressure-activated sensors such as bed or chair alarms had limited success while traditional fall risk assessment tools did not adjust rapidly enough to enable timely interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Valley Hospital\u2019s primary objectives were to reduce inpatient falls and optimize workforce efficiency in care delivery. One key strategy to achieve these goals was to improve compliance with protocols related to bedside shift report (BSR), hourly rounding (HR), and fall prevention interventions using novel technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Methods<\/span><\/h2>\n

Recognizing the need for a comprehensive solution, the hospital introduced AUGi, Inspiren\u2019s advanced hybrid sensing technology, on a single med-surg unit, to evaluate results before wide scale deployment in the current and new facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The initial implementation site included a 28-bed Neuroscience U-shaped unit with the highest acuity of all med-surge units. Installation was completed in one day with no disruption to patients. Onsite staff training and support were provided by the project team to facilitate adoption in the nursing workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Results<\/span><\/h2>\n

The study outlined the following results:<\/span><\/p>\n