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January 03, 2017 - Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in
community settings. … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-community-settings
This study … used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify hazards leading to falls among community-dwelling
elderly … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-community-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
May 01, 2017 - Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals . … educational webinars and implementation guidance to help hospitals use an AHRQ toolkit to decrease risk of falls … More About The Topic
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November 29, 2017 - issue/fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership-
patient-safety
Falls … engage care teams in fall prevention, including educating
patients and families about the risk of falls … fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … preventable-and-mitigable-adverse-events-cancer-care-measuring-risk-and-harm-across-continuum
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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September 13, 2023 - Falls are a frequently reported sentinel event. … Free full text (PDF)
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Related resource: NPSD Data Spotlight - Falls: Associated … See More About The Topic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39987/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
Patient falls are … Experts in the field have
questioned the wisdom of this policy; even though falls are common, little … controlled trial offers an advance in fall prevention, as it
demonstrated a significant reduction in falls … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
December 24, 2008 - Toolkit
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. … Citation Text:
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March 18, 2010 - Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk.
March 18, 2010
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
Drawing on data from the … system, this article describes which medication
classes were most frequently associated with patient falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36864/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to
quality care. … Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
The authors share … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39650/psn-pdf
June 30, 2010 - Negotiating safety when staffing falls short.
June 30, 2010
Zolnierek CD, Steckel CM. … Negotiating Safety when Staffing Falls Short. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negotiating-safety-when-staffing-falls-short
This commentary describes … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negotiating-safety-when-staffing-falls-short
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-serious-adverse-events-among-older-patients-veterans-health
August 02, 2015 - Frequent incidents were falls, delays in diagnosis or treatment, and medication errors . … November 21, 2012
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans … August 21, 2013
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings … Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls … August 21, 2013
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
January 03, 2017 - In this study, hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls were associated with … May 22, 2023
Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients … April 17, 2013
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among … Health Care Executives and Administrators
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37825/psn-pdf
April 11, 2011 - The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic
review of clinical studies. … The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical
studies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-bedrails-falls-and-injury-systematic-review-clinical-studies
This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-bedrails-falls-and-injury-systematic-review-clinical-studies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845360/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - , traumatic brain injury, or stroke) are
particularly vulnerable to patient safety events, such as falls … along a cognition continuum, make proactive changes to the care plan, and decrease the
risk of patient falls … and use corresponding
interventions to improve care planning, patient safety, and reduce the risk of falls … By December
2020, the fall rate was reduced to 0 falls per 1,000 admissions.
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July 01, 2016 - single room hospital accommodation associated with
differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls … single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in
healthcare-associated infection, falls … Falls,
pressure ulcers, and Clostridium difficile infections increased in the older patients' ward after … On the acute assessment unit, falls
and medication errors temporarily increased for the first 6 months … one-size-fits-all-mixed-methods-evaluation-impact-100-single-room-accommodation-staff-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866193/psn-pdf
June 26, 2024 - who take potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are at increased risk of adverse events
such as falls … These studies investigated the association with PIP use association of falls, mortality, negative
impact … stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-older-people-version-3
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital-admission
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42099/psn-pdf
March 13, 2013 - inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
Considered a never event for hospitalized patients, falls … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences
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June 14, 2023 - Most of the studies focused on decreasing risk of falls and/or medication errors, mostly in
the home … The authors recommend future research
focus on safety targets beyond falls and medication safety and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/order-chaos-accelerating-care-integration
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74239/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - evaluation-clinical-practice-guidelines-fall-prevention-and-management-older-adults
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-risk-medications-hospitalized-elderly-adults-are-we-making-it-easy-do-wrong-thing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review
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July 13, 2022 - /optimizing-post-acute-care-patient-safety-scoping-review-multifactorial-fall-
prevention
Patient falls … This scoping review discusses
common post-acute care intervention domains to reduce falls for older … optimizing-post-acute-care-patient-safety-scoping-review-multifactorial-fall-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-dialysis
June 12, 2024 - patients have impaired ambulation and/or poor functional status, and thus there is a higher risk of falls … reuse entirely.( 9 ) Considering the risks for errors associated with dialyzer reuse programs and the falling … Patient Falls and Medication Errors
In addition to errors with the dialyzer or dialysis solution, a … Renal Physicians Association survey revealed that medication errors and patient falls can also be safety … Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients.