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221. Prologue: Laying the Foundation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Prologue_Henriksen_Vol1.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - risk-binning" methodology applied across institutions, a case-control study to determine risk factors for falls … Veterans Affairs to reduce emergency airway management difficulties, a statewide effort to encourage falls

222. Resources and Tools on Patient and Healthcare Workforce Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/index.html
     March 01, 2025 - Workforce Safety Learning Systems Resources by Safety Topic Diagnostic Safety  Emergency Preparedness Falls

223. Long-term Care Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention End of Life Care Home and Community-based Services Falls

224. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T4-Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_to_Improve_Communication_and_Decision_Making.ppt
     May 01, 2014 - anaphylaxis Drug interactions: coumadin, glipizide If on fluoroquinolones  tendon rupture Dehydration  falls … Description of current problem Vital signs Usual cognitive function Recent/current health status (including falls … ) Falls, minor injury: require on-site first aid treatment (dressing, ice pack, pain medication) Falls … This is the point where the form itself is reviewed and discussed Note that falls are included to facilitate

225. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (May 5, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - Inappropriate Catheter Indications Limited mobility or debility Catheters do not prevent falls … Slide 15 Inappropriate Catheter Indications Dementia or confusion Catheters do not prevent falls

226. Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/updatedhacrateinfo.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - 32,750,000 Discharges— Based on 2010 Baseline) 2012 PFP Measured HACs per 1,000 Discharge s Falls … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls 260,000 7.80 230,000 7.16 Obstetric Adverse Events PSI OB Trauma

227. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-harms.pdf
     August 01, 2025 - ■ Improve patient outcomes (e.g., reduced pressure injuries, infection rates, falls). … , falls with injuries, and pressure injuries compared to normal weight. … There were significant differences in NHs with high and low rates of falls, falls with injuries, pressure … Quality of Care, that focuses specifically on reducing falls during a patient’s hospital stay. … Researchers found that certain CBs helped to prevent falls in a patient room setting.

228. HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - INTRO (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-intro.pdf
     May 18, 2023 - Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD • Kathleen Woodward, M.S.P.H., The Lewin Group, Falls

229. Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/healthy-men.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.

230. Final Progress Report: Developing and Disseminating a Patient Safety Risk Assessment (PSRA) Toolkit (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/joseph2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Scope: The SRA tool covers six safety areas – infection control, medication safety, falls, patient handling … Keywords: Safety, Risk assessment, Healthcare design, Healthcare-associated infections, Patient falls … Familiarity with Project: Two participants involved in content development (falls) Format and Timing: … Falls 3. Patient Handling 4. Medication Safety 5. … Falls 2. Medication Safety 3.

231. Navigating the Health Care System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/navigating-the-health-care-system.html
     September 01, 2015 - Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls

232. Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - recommendations or guidance specific to older adults, such as screening for opioid-related risks (falls … provide limited guidance specific to older adults, such as screening for opioid related risks (falls … Screening for risk factors associated with opioid use in older adults, such as falls or cognitive … members about the evidence regarding specific types of risks from opioid use in older adults (e.g., falls

233. Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2021 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2021.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Falls were divided into two groups: Falls known to have been Assisted, and Falls considered Unassisted … , which includes both Falls known to be Unassisted and Falls where it is Unknown whether assistance … The frequency of Falls considered Unassisted (40,396 / 71,292; 56.7%) was higher than that of Falls … Falls were divided into two groups: Falls known to have been Assisted, and Falls considered Unassisted … station Other intervention(s) Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling

234. Table 8B: Dually Eligible HCBS Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 -   Min 1,663 s s s s   Max 7,916 20,000 16,970 11,285 s Injurious Falls … 1,625 918   Max 11,025 10,192 7,947 11,816 13,629 9,756 9,500 Injurious Falls

235. Table 8C: Medicaid-Only HCBS Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 -   Min s s s s s   Max 6,520 26,790 16,901 21,429 s Injurious Falls … s 785 s   Max 13,444 6,692 10,428 7,489 9,506 12,207 6,952 Injurious Falls

236. Table 8E: Serious Mental Illness Subpopulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 -   Min s s s s s   Max 9,819 25,000 60,870 21,053 s Injurious Falls … 485 s   Max 13,223 10,425 7,934 16,685 41,237 12,441 11,765 Injurious Falls

237. Table 8G: HCBS Population Age 65 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 -   Min s s s s s   Max 8,542 18,831 29,268 21,622 s Injurious Falls … 1,051 1,628 s   Max 12,315 10,606 s 11,115 13,261 11,132 11,243 Injurious Falls

238. Table 8A: National HCBS Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 -   Min 1,506 s s s s   Max 6,772 17,194 10,853 27,397 s Injurious Falls … 1,473 1,015   Max 10,449 9,085 8,475 11,115 13,261 9,525 8,445 Injurious Falls

239. Table 8D: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Subpopulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8d.html
     February 01, 2023 - 894   Min s s s s s   Max 3,665 6,218 6,218 13,974 s Injurious Falls … s 482 s   Max 4,720 3,827 3,566 11,374 25,641 4,261 4,038 Injurious Falls

240. Table 8F: HCBS Population Ages 18-64 Without Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities or Serious Mental Illness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8f.html
     February 01, 2023 -   Min 1,710 s s s s   Max 19,029 26,952 26,016 40,816 s Injurious Falls … s s 2,151 s   Max 31,755 11,573 19,518 s s 19,248 23,318 Injurious Falls