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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adopting-fall-tailoring-interventions-patient-safety-tips-program-engage-older-adults-fall
December 08, 2021 - Patient falls are an ongoing patient safety concern , yet mitigating falls among inpatients remains … 10, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … November 18, 2020
Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team … August 14, 2013
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/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-community-settings
April 25, 2016 - Study
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings. … This study used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify hazards leading to falls among community-dwelling … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings. … January 17, 2019
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-activation-related-fall-prevention-multisite-study
February 01, 2023 - access to the Fall TIPS program are more engaged and feel more confident in their ability to prevent falls … March 27, 2019
Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls … Related Resources
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … Study
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls … 16, 2022
A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-falls-and-reduces-harm
April 16, 2018 - Study
Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm. … Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm. … Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety concern. … 13-hospital health care system to examine whether remote patient monitoring can reduce inpatient falls … Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-root-cause-analysis-improve-patient-safety-decreasing-falls-postpartum-women
August 04, 2021 - Study
Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in … Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … This Taiwanese study used root cause analysis to identify causal factors for falls in postpartum … Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … 27, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-adding-2-way-video-monitoring-system-falls-and-costs-high-risk-inpatients
April 24, 2018 - Study
The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for … The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients. … Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety challenge. … The researchers found that patients admitted after VM implementation had a lower risk of falls. … The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-nursing-home-reporting-major-injury-falls-quality-measurement-nursing-home-compare
August 24, 2022 - Emerging Classic
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls … Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on nursing home compare … This study compared falls with injury data self-reported by nursing homes against those identified in … Medicare claims data and found that falls with injury were substantially underreported by nursing homes … Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on nursing home compare
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49392/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - , with evidence of injury from the falls. … Every time a weak or frail patient walks, he or she may be at risk of falling. … One cannot eliminate all risk of falls, but one can institute measures to prevent falls or
minimize … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among
elderly people living in the community … Risk Factors for Falls in the Hospital
Fall as presenting complaint or history of falls
Mobility impairment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-prevent-falls-using-multimodal-multidisciplinary-team
June 22, 2010 - Commentary
Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team … Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … This commentary describes an initiative that reduced falls at a large health care system and highlights … Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … December 22, 2018
Special Issue on Falls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-incidents-describing-patient-falls-critical-care-north-west-england-between
August 04, 2021 - Study
Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North … Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West England between 2009 … Patient falls represent a serious source of preventable harm . … Harm to patient or staff occurred in 22% of falls. … Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West England between 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-hospital-safety-culture-falls-prevention-through-interdisciplinary-health-education
December 16, 2011 - Study
Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. … Patient falls are an ongoing source of preventable harm . … This article describes the implementation of an innovative employee-based education program for falls … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-high-fidelity-simulation-enhance-interdisciplinary-collaboration-and-reduce-patient-falls
September 23, 2020 - Use of high-fidelity simulation to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and reduce patient falls … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … simulation-based team training resulted in higher teamwork scores and lower rates of preventable falls … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … More About The Topic
Hospitals
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Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866352/psn-pdf
July 24, 2024 - Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a
problem in 2024? … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024
Patient falls are a … This commentary
describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-english-and-welsh-hospitals-national-observational-study-based-retrospective-analysis
June 15, 2011 - Study
Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … This multi-institutional survey sought to characterize the incidence of falls among inpatients in different … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … January 18, 2013
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls-acute-care-settings
March 13, 2008 - Study
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … As hospitals search for effective interventions to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … October 27, 2016
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/visitor-restrictions-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-increased-falls-harm-canadian-hospital
June 05, 2013 - Study
Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital … researchers examined the relationship between visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and falls … that only the most severe restrictions (no visitors permitted) were associated with an increase in falls … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/100k-lives-falling-short
November 11, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
100K Lives falling short. … Citation Text:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-harmful-medication-dispenses-after-fall-or-hip-fracture-mixed-methods-study
May 05, 2021 - While falls are common in older adults, there was a 31% increase in death due to falls in the U.S. … Interviews with 22 physicians identified patient reluctance to report falls and inconsistent assessment … , and documentation of falls made it challenging to consider falls when prescribing medications. … perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … January 17, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865677/psn-pdf
April 24, 2024 - The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on
falls and costs for high-risk inpatients. … The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and
costs for high-risk inpatients. … inpatients
Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety challenge. … The
researchers found that patients admitted after VM implementation had a lower risk of falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-falls-and-reduces-harm
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866857/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents
with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood- … disorders-quality
Falls with injury are a never event. … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls
in a pediatric hospital. … risks, physical therapy to reduce deconditioning, and completion of apparent cause analysis for all falls