Published on in Vol 19, No 5 (2017): May

Using a Medical Intranet of Things System to Prevent Bed Falls in an Acute Care Hospital: A Pilot Study

Using a Medical Intranet of Things System to Prevent Bed Falls in an Acute Care Hospital: A Pilot Study

Using a Medical Intranet of Things System to Prevent Bed Falls in an Acute Care Hospital: A Pilot Study

Henri U Balaguera   1, 2 , MD ;   Diana Wise   3 ;   Chun Yin Ng   3 , MBA, MPH ;   Han-Wen Tso   4 , PhD ;   Wan-Lin Chiang   4 , PhD ;   Aimee M Hutchinson   1 , RN, MSN ;   Tracy Galvin   1 , MSN ;   Lee Hilborne   5 , MPH, MD ;   Cathy Hoffman   1 , MHA ;   Chi-Cheng Huang   1, 2 , MD ;   C Jason Wang   6 , MD, PhD

1 Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, United States

2 Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

3 MedicusTek USA Corporation, Newport Beach, CA, United States

4 MedicusTek, Inc, Taipei, Taiwan

5 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States

6 Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Henri U Balaguera, MD
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
  • 41 Mall Road
  • Burlington, MA, 01805
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 781-744-3939
  • Fax: 1 781-744-1597
  • Email: balaguera@gmail.com