Who Owns the Rights to the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT?)
Banner does not own copyright for the BMAT. Hillrom is copyright owner.
Answer
The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) was developed by Teresa Boynton, Amber Perez, and Lesly Kelly, former Banner Health staff members. Banner does not own copyright for the BMAT. Hillrom is copyright owner. Please see the linked Hillrom BMAT video for more information about copyright, licensing, etc. For support tools and the no-charge BMAT license that addresses copyright, permission to use and intellectual property, contact robert_williamson@baxter.com (per Teresa Boynton's LinkedIn post 8/29/2025)
Video
- Hillrom - Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool - Instruction
- BMAT 2.0 Video (2023) - *available to Banner staff
Articles of note:
- Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0
- Original Article - Implementing a Mobility Assessment Tool For Nurses
- Banner Connect site - all things BMAT & Safe Patient Handling & Mobility
- 2024 - "The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) embedded in the new Mobility Screening and Solutions Tool (MSST): addressing inaccuracies"
Links & Files
- Implementing a Mobility Assessment Tool For Nurses (Original Article) Opens in new window
- Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 Opens in new window
- Video - Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 - from Hillrom company Opens in new window
- 2024 Article - "The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) embedded in the new Mobility Screening and Solutions Tool (MSST): addressing inaccuracies" Opens in new window
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