Safer patient handling leads to $220,000 savings

As many as 85% of nurses develop musculoskeletal disorders in their lifetime, with 79.6% reporting lost time from work.Clinician back injuries alone cost the U.S. health system an estimated $20 billion annually, according to OSHA estimates.    Mölnlycke’s Tortoise^®️ Turning and Positioning systems has been successful in reducing caregiver injuries in a QIP.   One acute care hospital achieved a $220,000 cost avoidance by reducing patient handling incidents and claims.