Q201--VISN 21 Patient Elopement and Wandering Prevention (VA-26-00049526)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) operates multiple Patient Elopement and Wandering (PEW) Prevention Systems across its healthcare facilities to protect vulnerable patient populations at risk of elopement, wandering, or unauthorized exit. These technologies are essential components of patient safety programs in Community Living Centers, inpatient medical units, Emergency Departments, and Behavioral Health settings. Over time, individual facilities have implemented and expanded PEW systems independently, resulting in a mixture of three differing platforms (see table 1), varying generations of hardware, and inconsistent architectural approaches. This diversity increases the complexity of system support, elevates .... Read More