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Electronic Health Record System Adopts STEADI Algorithm to Prevent Older Adult Falls
Successful implementation of the STEADI workflow and electronic health record tools at the Oregon Health and Science University clinic had a national impact with the 2015 release of a clinical program that provides instructions on how to incorporate STEADI into any health system using the Epic EHR system.
Keep Them STEADI: Preventing Older Adult Falls in Hospital-Based Settings
The Rees-Jones Trauma Center at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas integrated components of STEADI into its fall prevention program in 2012. Using STEADI’s evidence-based approach in hospital-based settings can significantly improve injury prevention programs, improve patient outcomes, and prevent falls in older adults.
- Page last reviewed: September 19, 2016
- Page last updated: September 19, 2016
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention