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  1. Enhancing pediatric perioperative patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 28, 2015 - Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients' fall … risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention.

  2. Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing hospitalwide, department-level, self-investigations: a NBSIs frontline ownership intervention. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-nosocomial-bloodstream-infections-nbsis-implementing-hospitalwide-department-level
    February 03, 2011 - Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients' fall … risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention.

  3. Patient Safety Education Project. | PSNet

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    July 16, 2018 - July 5, 2016 Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities. … October 5, 2021 SaferCare Texas February 19, 2019 Fall Prevention

  4. IHI Open School Patient Safety Curriculum | PSNet

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    July 12, 2017 - October 24, 2018 Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … October 18, 2017 Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.

  5. Towards a framework to select techniques for error prediction: supporting novice users in the healthcare sector. | PSNet

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    March 28, 2011 - December 22, 2018 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety … ): a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

  6. My life was upended for 35 years by a cancer diagnosis. A doctor just told me I was misdiagnosed. | PSNet

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    April 11, 2018 - 2013 Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall … prevention interventions for older adults. … Related Resources ‘I felt like I was dying’: how women with postpartum depression fall

  7. mHealth and mobile medical apps: a framework to assess risk and promote safer use. | PSNet

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    October 01, 2014 - January 31, 2018 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall … July 16, 2015 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management

  8. Should patients have a role in patient safety? A safety engineering view. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-patients-have-role-patient-safety-safety-engineering-view
    June 10, 2009 - December 22, 2018 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety … ): a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

  9. Inappropriate surgeries resulting from misdiagnosis of early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-surgeries-resulting-misdiagnosis-early-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
    October 31, 2014 - Routine Laminectomy Leads to Fatal Discitis and Sepsis December 18, 2024 Fall … prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates.

  10. Outcomes from Wake Up Safe, the pediatric anesthesia quality improvement initiative. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2018 - December 21, 2017 Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) … program to engage older adults in fall prevention in a nursing home.

  11. The value of library and information services in patient care: results of a multisite study. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - November 3, 2021 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … January 12, 2022 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  12. AHRQ QI List of Indicators (pdf file)

    qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2023/AHRQ_QI_Indicators_List.pdf
    October 01, 2023 - AHRQ QI List of Indicators Prevention Quality Indicators (PQls) … Admission Rate • PQI 16 - Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients with Diabetes Rate • PQI 90- Prevention … Quality Overall Composite • PQI 91- Prevention Quality Acute Composite • PQI 92- Prevention Quality … Chronic Composite • PQI 93- Prevention Quality Diabetes Composite Area-Level Indicators (e.g., County … Rate • PSI 07 - Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate • PSI 08 - In-Hospital Fall-Associated

  13. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

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    October 01, 2010 - Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. … Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006;1:1197-1204. … Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006;1:1197-1204. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sets standards for infection control in dialysis units … Future investigation into the occurrence and prevention of adverse events and errors in dialysis units

  14. Exercise Handouts w/ Drawings (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/127731/FallPreventionChairExercises.pdf
    July 18, 2023 - Daily Fall Prevention Exercises - Chair Exercises Front Knee (do this 5 to 10 times per leg) Thigh

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865816/psn-pdf
    May 08, 2024 - improvement following the nurse manager visit was improved access into the home and a reduction in trip and fall … registered-nurses-efforts-ensure-safety-home-dwelling-older-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenge-risk-prevention-home-healthcare-interview-study-nurses-municipal-care

  16. Rural Populations | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2025 - HS028880 Principal Investigator(s) Toscos, Tammy R Management of fall … Management of fall risk among older adults in diverse primary care settings. … 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

  17. Combined SNA and LDA methods to understand adverse medical events | PSNet

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    November 15, 2023 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … June 24, 2020 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of

  18. A partially structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication in 2 mixed surgical intensive care units: findings from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) prospective cohort study. | PSNet

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    November 19, 2018 - Citation Text: Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Peifer HG, et al. … Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 6, 2019 Lane-Fall … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lane-Fall … December 23, 2020 Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in

  19. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 241_Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-241-physical-activity-wheelchair-evidence-summary-updated.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - activity to be associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall … Key Question 1: Prevention of Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, and Obesity No included study … (n=168) or study excluded at the full-text level provided evidence on the prevention of cardiovascular … (balance improvement) Insufficient Insufficient Postural Control Balance Exercises Low (fall … activity was associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2011 - Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What have we learned about assessment of fall risk? Ann L. … RW: What does the best fall assessment program look like? … But whenever the patient's condition changes, they should be reassessed for fall risk. … Let's shift a little bit to other proposed prevention strategies, particularly in environmental ones … But they should not receive an injury as a result of a fall.
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