1007 - Falls: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Falls Using the MEDITECH EHR

Cayuga Medical Center has successfully reduced patient falls utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, leveraging functionality from the MEDITECH EHR. Learn how Cayuga developed tools to enhance communication and improve processes. Also, hear from MEDITECH on how their new 6.x Fall Risk Management Toolkit – adapted for both outpatient and inpatient settings – helps you identify and manage fall risk patients across the continuum of care. Topics:

• More than just a statistic – the impact of falls
• Multidisciplinary approach to decrease/eliminate patient falls – the stakeholders
• Utilization of MEDITECH to improve the process (i.e., screening assessment, Status Boards, Clinical Panels)
• Process changes, education and outcomes
• High level overview of MEDITECH’s new 6.x Fall Risk Management Toolkit