Automated Fall Detection Algorithm With Global Trigger Tool, Incident Reports, Manual Chart Review, and Patient-Reported Falls: Algorithm Development and Validation With a Retrospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study.
Elisa DolciBarbara SchärerNicole GrossmannSarah Naima MusyFranziska ZúñigaStefanie BachnickMichael SimonPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
The newly developed electronic health record algorithm demonstrated very high sensitivity for fall detection. Applied in near real time, the algorithm can record in-hospital falls events effectively and help to develop and test fall prevention measures.