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  1. Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Patients at high risk for falls can be targeted for personalized prevention interventions, but such … September 23, 2020 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall … Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … March 2, 2016 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … March 2, 2012 Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.

  2. Usability testing of an interoperable computerized clinical decision support tool for fall risk management in primary care | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Usability testing of an interoperable computerized clinical decision support tool for fall risk management … Usability testing of an interoperable computerized clinical decision support tool for fall risk management … Project Name Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall … Assessment and Prevention Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices

  3. Aurora Health Care | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practices and Electronic Health Record Decision Support to Reduce Fall-related … Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practices and Electronic Health Record Decision Support to Reduce Fall-related … Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practices and Electronic Health Record Decision Support to Reduce Fall-Related … nurses in the development of care plans and involvement in quality improvement activities in the area of fall … prevention in acute care.

  4. Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. | PSNet

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    March 13, 2008 - This study found that increased call light use was related to less fall-related patient harm, suggesting … December 15, 2011 Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) … program to engage older adults in fall prevention in a nursing home. … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation

  5. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2025 - on falls reduction using quality improvement tactics to assist nursing facilities in improving their fall … AHRQ Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS): A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit … Organizations can use this report to understand fall prevention strategies. … ) Initiative: Older Adult Fall Prevention The STEADI initiative and tools are designed to support healthcare … prevention program; and videos.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 13, 2022 - dashboard-design-identify-and-balance-competing-risk-multiple-hospital- acquired-conditions Many interventions targeting healthcare-acquired condition reduction and prevention … dashboard-design-identify-and-balance-competing-risk-multiple-hospital-acquired-conditions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

  7. Hook, Mary L. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Using nursing practices and health IT to reduce fall-related injuries. … Using nursing practices and health IT to reduce fall-related injuries. … Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practices and Electronic Health Record Decision Support to Reduce Fall-related … Using Evidence-Based Nursing Practices and Electronic Health Record Decision Support to Reduce Fall-related … prevention in acute care.

  8. Preventing newborn falls and drops. | PSNet

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    October 10, 2018 - This newsletter article provides a definition for a newborn fall or drop , highlights factors that increase

  9. Diet order entry by registered dietitians results in a reduction in error rates and time delays compared with other health professionals. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation … November 20, 2024 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety … ): a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

  10. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention 1 On-Time Falls Prevention: Implementation … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention 2 On-Time Falls Prevention: Implementation … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention 4 On-Time Falls Prevention: Implementation … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention 10 On-Time Falls Prevention: … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention 11 On-Time Falls Prevention:

  11. Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic. | PSNet

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    October 16, 2024 - Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation … November 3, 2021 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) … : a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 13, 2019 - medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united- states This prospective observational study found that patients who experienced a fall … This study lends weight to fall prevention as a patient safety priority. … medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  13. Hurd, Donna | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Hurd, Donna Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program … Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision … Description Lessons from the On-Time Pressure Ulcer program informed the development of an On-Time Fall … Prevention module, which uses documentation data elements, actionable reports, and tracking tools to … address residents’ fall risk factors.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 28, 2005 - Patient Safety created the Falls Toolkit to assist VA facilities in implementing or improving falls prevention … The toolkit provides information on (1) designing a falls prevention and management program; (2) effective … interventions for high-risk fall patients; (3) implementing hip protectors for high-risk fall patients … ; and (4) educating patients, families, and staff on falls and fall-injury prevention.

  15. The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel events. | PSNet

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    November 25, 2020 - Commentary The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel … The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel events. … The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel events. … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients' fall … risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention.

  16. Menu of Implementation Strategies - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - Menu of Implementation Strategies - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies … The On-Time Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies for using reports is a list of potential … The Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies table below summarizes potential uses for each … Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies Existing New Falls High Risk Report 1.

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    August 01, 2012 - Other Approaches to Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published details … However, many interventions that have insufficient evidence to support their use in fall prevention have … prevention interventions. … The effect of an individualized fall prevention program on fall risk and falls in older people: a randomized … Community falls prevention for people who call an emergency ambulance after a fall: randomised controlled

  18. Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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    December 12, 2014 - relevant literature and determined that the number of patient falls has not been reduced by hospital fall … prevention programs, although similar efforts appear to be more successful in long-term care settings … April 11, 2018 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management

  19. Multifactorial interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury after falls in hospital inpatients. | PSNet

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    July 20, 2022 - substantial cumulative positive impact on delays in the diagnosis of serious harm resulting from a fall … Article Study The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention … June 8, 2022 Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations … August 18, 2021 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … December 23, 2020 An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - issue/use-high-fidelity-simulation-enhance-interdisciplinary-collaboration-and-reduce- patient-falls Fall … prevention is a critical patient safety activity. … use-high-fidelity-simulation-enhance-interdisciplinary-collaboration-and-reduce-patient-falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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