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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-rates-decline.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions
Declines in Hospital-
Acquired Conditions
National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such
as adverse drug events and injuries from falls helped prevent
8,000 deaths and saved $2.9 billion between 2014 and 2016.
Adverse
Drug
Events CAUTI*
*CAUTI - Catheter-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-5-whys.pdf
June 02, 2025 - can be used on their own or as a follow-up to techniques
like the “last 10 patients” chart audit or fall-out
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form_Word_doc_for_html_only.doc
June 02, 2025 - Fall
Yes No ?
If Yes:
Witnessed
Yes No ?
Hit head
Yes No ?
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/bibliography/index.html?page=3
January 01, 2025 - The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of safety culture: A quasi-experimental
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhospitalvisits-funcspecs_0.pdf
August 01, 2017 - Risk On-Time Fall Risk
indicator or facility-
defined source
Use vendor inputs. … IF fall date within 7 days of report
date, then Fall Risk is true and display
X.
7
Column Header … then display X in Wound
• Infected wound or decubitus ulcer
• Jaundice
• Rash
10 Injury: Fall … Related
Transfer
Note
•
•
Major injury
Minor injury
IF either selected, then display
Fall … either selected, then display
Non-Fall Related column.
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April 27, 2004 - Introduction
Certain medications have been identified as risk factors for fall-related
injuries, … BZDs) are generally acknowledged as a class of
medications that are an independent risk factor for fall-related … Fall-contributing adverse effects of the
most frequently prescribed drugs. … Health care
utilization and costs in a Medicare population by fall
status.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/webcast_10_08_13_cg.html
July 01, 2018 - Clinician & Group Survey
The CAHPS Improvement Guide
Read Service Expectations poster (PDF, 161 KB) – Fall
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April 21, 2008 - and 3; pain medication management, 42 and 4; medication management in the
pharmacy, 240 and 3; and fall … In
Hospital B, the focus of the human factors visit was failure of staff to adhere to fall prevention … policies and procedures, including use of bed alarms, patient fall risk identifiers, and their staff … we had not explored with staff, by
requesting their feedback, why they were not complying with the fall … These redundancies in reporting interfered with staff compliance with our fall policy and
procedures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-rates-2019-updated.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Declines in Hospital-
Acquired Conditions
National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such
as adverse drug events and injuries from falls helped prevent
20,700 deaths and saved $7.7 billion between 2014 and 2017.
Adverse
Drug
Events
-28%
CAUTI*
-5%
CLAB…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudak.ppt
December 01, 2013 - AHRQ Slide Template 2004
On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
William Spector, Ph.D. AHRQ
Sandra Hudak, MS RN SLH Clinical Consulting
Presentation at AHIMA
June 17, 2013
Baltimore, MD
Using HIT for Prevention in Nursing Homes
Pressure ulcers, falls, and preventable hospitali…
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December 01, 2017 - On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
Slide Presentation
On June 17, 2013, William Spector and Sandra Hudak made a presentation at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT (HIT) Summit. This is the text ve…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/sops/bibliography/index.html?page=3
January 01, 2025 - The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of safety culture: A quasi-experimental
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/business_case-slides/The-Business-Case-for-CUSP-Jan-17-2012-508.ppt
January 01, 2012 - How Hospital Costs Behave
Fixed costs
Hold constant regardless of volume
Variable costs
Rise and fall … How Hospital Costs Behave
Fixed costs
Hold constant regardless of volume
Variable costs
Rise and fall
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/home/about/about-cahps-home-health-care-survey-rev.pdf
September 01, 2017 - Consortium initiated the process by conducting a
literature review and issuing a call for measures in the fall … The revised survey was
submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the fall of 2008
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 2014 - Fall and injury prevention (Chapter 10). In: Hughes RG, ed. … Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. JAMA 2010;304(17):1912-8.
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October 01, 2015 - Fall and injury prevention (Chapter 10). In: Hughes RG, ed. … Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. JAMA 2010;304(17):1912-8.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/appendix.html
March 01, 2021 - relevant to safety (e.g., health care resilience) are included among the topics, and many of these fall
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-slides.html
September 01, 2017 - POLST Order in Place
Oxygen Therapy
Catheter or Ostomy Present
Stage II or > Pressure Ulcer
Fall … 14
10
0
Table (continued)
Reason for Transfer
Resident
Injury: Fall … Related
Injury: Not Fall Related
Musculoskeletal Symptoms
Abnormal Labs or Anemia
Fever/Possible … Transfers That Result in Observation Stays
or ED Visits or Hospital Visits
Total Counts
Fall-Related … Injury
Non-Fall-Related Injury
Abnormal Lab Results
Fever/Possible Infection
Malaise/Fatigue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/castle-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - ; adverse drug
events or medication errors; resident altercations or other types of abuse; and non-fall … Falls and fall prevention in the
nursing home. Clin Geriatr Med 1996;12:881-902.
7. … The effect of a
menu-driven incident reporting system on the post-fall evaluation process in
nursing … Studying fall risk factors among nursing home
residents who fell.
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May 01, 2019 - Health Care Financ Rev. 1996 Fall;18(1):95-109.