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title: On the Offensive
description: After two years in pandemic survival mode, Tennessee hospitals are moving from defense to offense by taking a step forward in preventative care using AI technologies.
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# [On the Offensive](https://www.virtusense.ai/blog/on-the-offensive)

 Written by [Hannah Herner](https://www.virtusense.ai/blog/author/hannah-herner) | Apr 27, 2022 7:24:24 PM

### *Trying to Prevent Patient Falls, Tennessee Hospital Association Partners with AI Company*

 

After two years in pandemic survival mode, Tennessee hospitals are moving from defense to offense by taking a step forward in preventative care.  

In 2021, there was a jump in serious patient safety incidents in hospitals nationwide, as self-reported to The Joint Commission, a nonprofit health care accreditation organization. The most common incident, by far, was falls — 485 cases — as compared to the next highest category at 97.

In March, the Tennessee Hospital Association’s Center for Innovative Solutions announced a partnership with VirtuSense, an Illinois company that uses artificial intelligence to prevent patient falls. 

*To read the full article, please visit the *[Nashville Post](https://www.nashvillepost.com/magazine/leaders_2022/on-the-offensive/article_ff48d358-c262-11ec-9e72-37fe5ee615ba.html)*. *

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