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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17.html
February 01, 2023 - 23,720
16,492
Pressure Ulcer
4,168
2,525
3,903
3,214
4,382
2,935
Injurious Falls … 19,447
18,724
23,221
17,538
Pressure Ulcer
3,603
3,194
4,378
3,086
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2013_0.pdf
October 27, 2014 - Reduction of falls-related injuries using a hospital inpatient falls
prevention program. … Evidence-based practice: a falls prevention program that continues to work. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … VHA’s national falls collaborative and prevention programs.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb31.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B31: … Engineer Wheelchair Inspection
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
The Falls … Falls Engineer Instructions
Resident Name: ______________________ Room: ___________
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - Hospitals Training Program to support the training of hospital staff on how to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United … Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/interimhacrate2014_cx.pdf
November 19, 2015 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … MPSMS
(2014)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
260,000 7.9
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2013) OB … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014finalhacreport-cx.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls … -
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
40,000 50% 50% 25% 10,000 $17,000 .185 $170,000,000 1,850
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … MPSMS
(2014)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
260,000 7.9
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2014) OB … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap1.html
December 01, 2014 - MPSMS (2013)
Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters
9,200
0.28
Falls … MPSMS (2013)
In-Hospital Patient Falls
240,000
7.2
Obstetric Adverse Events
PSI (2012
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/patient-safety-culture.html
June 01, 2024 - Hospital units with more positive SOPS scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls … Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower risks of resident falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overview.html
November 01, 2017 - pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not healing appropriately, avoidable hospitalizations, and falls—and … Falls Prevention
Return to On-Time Home Page
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2011-12.html
January 01, 2018 - Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters
17,000
0.52
17,000
0.51
Falls … MPSMS
In-Hospital Patient Falls
260,000
7.80
230,000
7.16
Obstetric Adverse Events
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/acknowledgements.html
July 01, 2018 - Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/aparasu-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Around 10-20% of nursing home falls cause serious injuries; 2-6% of the
falls result in fractures.17 … Medications are considered as a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls and
fractures. … Falls in the nursing home. Annals Intern Med. 1994; 121:442–
51. PMID:8053619.
16. … Medication-related falls in the elderly: causative factors and
preventive strategies. … Associations Between Drug Burden Index and Falls in Older People
in Residential Aged Care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/park-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - falls
per 1,000 patient days. … by count of falls and infections
during total patient days. … and injury falls and logistic
regression modeling for pressure injuries were used. … , injury falls, and pressure injuries, as reported by NDNQI. … Unit-level patient
outcomes of falls, injury falls, and pressure injuries were not statistically significant
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap4.html
December 01, 2014 - Bloodstream Infections
40,000
50%
50%
25%
10,000
$17,000
.185
$170,000,000
1,850
Falls … 39.3%
17.4%
1,040,500
NA
NA
$9,141,150,000
35,647
* Additional costs per HAC for Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/part2.html
October 01, 2020 - We traditionally thought that a catheter was helpful in preventing falls because patients didn’t have … catheter doesn’t eliminate the urge to urinate, and tubing can actually contribute to tripping and falling … Slide 73
Catheter misperceptions:
Facilitates I&O measurement
Protects patient from falls … invasive measurement methods:
Bedpan
Urinal
Diaper
Slide 75
Protects patient from falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/men-over-50.pdf
March 01, 2014 - Vitamin D to Avoid Falls. … If you are 65 or older
and have a history of falls, mobility problems, or
other risks for falling, … ask your doctor about
taking a vitamin D supplement to help reduce
your chances of falling.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/Updated-hacreportFInal2017data.pdf
July 01, 2020 - adverse drug events, and injuries due to procedures,
as well as pressure ulcers/pressure injuries and falls … Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
8,500 0.3
Clostridioides difficile Infections 86,000 2.9
Falls … -9,000 -433,000,000 -1,350
Clostridioides
Infections
difficile -54,000 -932,000,000 -2,380
Falls … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery
(PSI … MPSMS In-Hospital
Patient Falls
239,286 8.04 225,199 7.57 223,106 7.50 226,642 7.62
Obstetric
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/areas.html
February 01, 2018 - Our areas of research and tools cover:
Healthcare Infections
Team Training
Falls
Pressure Ulcers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-tools-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - https://research.jefferson.edu/connected-
care-center/uncertainty-communication-
toolkit.html
Falls … The toolkit has reduced falls by 25
percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than
100 hospitals … Web: ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/
fall-tips
Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement … facilities to help them detect
and communicate changes in a
resident’s condition and prevent
and manage falls … The toolkit
addresses approaches to design that target six areas of
safety: infections, falls, medication