What gets measured gets done. So be careful what you measure!

When I read 'Fear of Falling': How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients in Bed I was reminded of the old adage, 'What gets measured gets done.'In this video I lay out three solutions to the problem of overzealous pursuit of fall reduction:

  1. Keep the measure but change the target so we're not aiming for zero falls
  2. Add a new measure of how much patients are getting up and walking
  3. Reduce the penalties for excessive falls

What do you think?[embed]https://vimeo.com/367642557[/embed]---By healthcare business consultant David E. Williams, president of Health Business Group.

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