System based on Microsoft Xbox Kinect eliminates falls

摘要

Mission Health, North Carolina's sixth-largest health system and the only not-for-profit, independent community hospital system in the western part of the state, eliminated falls in its neurosciences unit in Asheville and avoided more than $100,000 in one-to-one sitter costs during a three-month pilot program of the Cerner Patient Observer. This EHR-agnostic "smart room" tool features instant visual and audio alert monitoring for multiple patient rooms simultaneously.