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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Fall_Dashboard_Data_2020.xlsx
January 01, 2020 - Introduction
Introduction-Fall
The tables in this workbook present data on Fall reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2019. The tables include the relative frequencies of reports by type of fall (assisted or unassis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Fall_Dashboard_Data_2022.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Introduction
Introduction-Fall
The tables in this workbook present data on Fall reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2021. The tables include the relative frequencies of reports by type of fall (assisted or unassis…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works/compendium.html
November 01, 2024 - Assessment
Use appropriate tools and workflows to assess the risks of opioid treatments: delirium, falls … workflows
Develop specific workflows to screen for opioid use related risks in older adults, such as falls … Train/Educate Clinicians & Staff - Train staff on workflow
Train staff on workflow to screen for falls … Staff - Train about opioid related risks
Train clinicians and staff about opioid related risks (e.g., falls … management and reviews into pain visits:
- screening appropriate for older adults on opioids such as falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool1f.docx
January 28, 2013 - Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team.
How to use this tool: Complete the checklist. … Staff attitudes about falls have been assessed.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/implementation-guide/appendix-e.html
September 01, 2017 - Hospital Practice Insights: Challenges and Solutions
Preventing Falls in Hospitals
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-results.html
November 01, 2017 - In contrast, the literature contained far fewer usable studies for falls (3 for costs and 1 for mortality … Our search for recent literature on in-hospital falls in the United States returned very few results … Data on falls related to other health care settings, such as nursing homes, were not included in our … While this may be a more relevant source of outcomes for falls specifically, based on articles found … leading to an admission and falls occurring in the institution.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/bates3-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - particularly those who were younger and more independent at home, did not
believe their risks for falling … and
injurious falls. … The effect of the intervention on patient falls (dichotomized as fall/no
fall) and falls with injury … Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). … Hurley, Patients' perspectives of falling while in an acute care
hospital and suggestions for prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/castle-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - ” (p. 556).3 There are various
adverse incidents that occur in the nursing home setting, including falls … distributed between for-profit (41.1%) and non-profit (42.1%) homes, with the remainder of
homes falling … ), witnessed falls (3.5%), “found on floor”
(5.2%), and skin tears (5.3%). … Physical restraint use and falls in
nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;44:627-33.
6. … Falls and fall prevention in the
nursing home. Clin Geriatr Med 1996;12:881-902.
7.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - their family caregivers in the design of health information technology (IT) tools to prevent patient falls … Spanish versions of the Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) toolkit , which reduced falls … Interventions for Patient Safety) Program: a collaboration to end the persistent problem of patient falls … Preventing falls in hospitalized patients. … American Nurse 2018;13(9):8-13. https://www.myamericannurse.com/preventing-falls-hospitalized-patients
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/implementation-guide/overview.html
October 01, 2017 - guidance on how to use and implement into practice the tools and strategies outlined in AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … Using Fall Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning
Post-Fall Huddles: Reducing Preventable Falls … Program
Critical Thinking for Fall Injury Prevention
DMAIC: A Deep Dive Into Reducing Patient Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-refs.html
October 01, 2015 - Injury From Falls
Barrett JA, Bradshaw M, Hutchinson K, et al. … Reduction of falls-related injuries using a hospital inpatient falls prevention program. … 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/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool4c.docx
January 29, 2013 - Does the education include staff training on documentation methods related to falls (e.g., circumstances … of fall if applicable, risk factors for falls, how those risk factors have been addressed)?
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-carayon.html
March 01, 2019 - safe care “journeys” for vulnerable older patients treated at hospital emergency departments (EDs) for falls … for patient safety issues that can require repeated ED visits or hospital stays, including additional falls … patient safety events that might occur, such a newly prescribed drug that could increase the risk for falls
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=450
January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Dementia, Elderly, Falls, Injuries and Wounds, … The researchers present a method for detecting falls in the homes of older adults using the Microsoft … It found that persons with MS are at high risk of falls and there are important associations between … falls and MS-associated disability, gender and age. … Falls in people with MS--an individual data meta-analysis from studies from Australia, Sweden, United
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module4/module4_slides_best-practices.pptx
November 20, 2014 - .
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Implementation Planning Goals
Determine the role/responsibilities of staff in preventing falls … determine who will be responsible for each task identified in your set of best practices for preventing falls … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … Tracking care processes to prevent falls is a measure of implementation success, and it should translate
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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/ed-visits-injury.html
June 01, 2021 - to Injuries, by Cause of Injury, 2017
Injuries are common and can have many causes, such as falls
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/guide/section2a.html
June 01, 2014 - Return to Contents
Falls in Older Adults
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Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older … intervention consisting of exercise or physical therapy and/or vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls … in-depth multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive management of identified risks to prevent falls … : a history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and poor performance on the timed Get-Up-and-Go … Exercise or physical therapy and vitamin D supplementation have a moderate benefit in preventing falls
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/dashboard/index.html
September 01, 2024 - event-specific dashboards that describe in greater depth specific safety events such as medication events and falls … Falls Dashboard Details the extent of harm due to falls, the presence of fall assistance, presence of
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/f.html
February 07, 2025 - Topics Browse A - Z
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Falls Patient and Family Engagement