After deploying artificial intelligence (AI), patient safety teams must apply best practices for investigating adverse events, preserving evidence, monitoring performance, and preparing for greater scrutiny from regulators, surveyors, and malpractice attorneys.
Patient falls are multifaceted, and a facility’s approach to fall prevention should reflect that. The patient’s fall risk score may indicate a high risk, but it doesn’t indicate whether the system is able to respond efficiently and effectively to that risk.
