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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-frail-older-patients
November 26, 2019 - In the health system I’m at right now, we’re increasingly marrying our falls prevention work with our … Our prior approach to falls was, “if we keep them in bed they won’t fall.” … We don’t want patients falling and breaking a bone while in the hospital under nurse supervision. … For example, prolonged length of stay, falls, and malnutrition. … If a patient who is hospitalized for something, and is already quite debilitated, falls in the hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
February 24, 2022 - by the OIG found that 22% of Medicare beneficiaries in SNFs experienced an adverse event (delirium, falls … A WebM&M commentary highlights falls that occur in SNF patients in more detail and gives evidence-based … the proportion of patients who experience a health care–associated infection, pressure injuries, and falls … These require SNFs to have measures in place to prevent specific clinical harms (such as falls, pressure … View More
Related WebM&M
Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-and-mitigable-adverse-events-cancer-care-measuring-risk-and-harm-across-continuum
July 19, 2017 - events included medication errors and hospital-acquired conditions , such as pressure ulcers and falls … Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Medical Oncology
Chemotherapeutic Agents
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/virtual-patients-designed-training-against-medical-error-exploring-impact-decision-making
May 15, 2024 - June 3, 2020
Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide … causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/near-miss-medication-errors-provide-wake-call
January 24, 2024 - January 24, 2024
Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer … June 7, 2023
A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-short-notice-accreditation-assessments-hospitals-patient-safety-and-quality-culture
January 10, 2024 - May 22, 2024
Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls … February 22, 2023
Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-palliative-care-mixed-methods-study-reports-national-database-serious
May 16, 2018 - They found that pressure ulcers, medication errors, and falls were the most frequently reported types … Long-Term Care
Facility and Group Administrators
Palliative Care
Pressure Ulcers
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aviations-gift-health-care
December 19, 2018 - Resources
Perspective
The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-trustees-shift-their-focus-medical-safety
July 30, 2014 - Resources
Perspective
The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety
January 18, 2011 - Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls … Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/selling-soap
March 06, 2005 - January 13, 2021
Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … Related Resources
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-medication-related-problems-university-hospital
January 13, 2021 - perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-interpretation-preparticipation-screening-electrocardiograms
May 18, 2022 - July 26, 2023
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized … June 10, 2020
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-safety-approach-assessing-risks-sepsis-treatment-process
February 03, 2021 - October 27, 2021
Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methods-increase-reliability-quality-improvement-projects
October 20, 2021 - January 12, 2022
The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs … Study
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-unintended-consequences-clinical-interventions-reduce-adverse-outcomes
November 15, 2023 - June 16, 2019
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in … Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Medicine
Indwelling Tubes and Catheters
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-approach-sharp-end
April 21, 2021 - Resources
Perspective
The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-home-health-care-grounded-theory-study
September 25, 2019 - November 15, 2023
The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms … Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drive-deprescribe
August 19, 2020 - March 24, 2021
Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-diagnostic-uncertainty-families-hospitalized-children
December 23, 2020 - January 22, 2025
Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer … Study
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls