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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Harms such as adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections, falls, and obstetric adverse events
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults1.html
September 01, 2024 - Common geriatric syndromes such as frailty, dementia, delirium, falls, and incontinence may complicate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/smith-werner-carayon-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Key Words: emergency department, discharge, care transitions, older adult patients, falls, antibiotic … adults experience higher incidence of patient safety issues than younger
patients,3,11-14 such as falls … Predicting geriatric falls following an
episode of emergency department care: a systematic review. … Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on
falls in elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. … Using the Hendrich II Inpatient Fall Risk Screen to predict
outpatient falls after ED Visits.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/TableofContents_Vol4.pdf
January 01, 2025 - xi
A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center
Nancy E. … Bagian
Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities
Patricia Ruddick … Pronovost
VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs
Erik Stalhandske, Peter Mills
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/TableofContents_Vol1.pdf
January 01, 2025 - A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center
Nancy E. … Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities
Patricia Ruddick, Karen Hannah … Pronovost
VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs
Erik Stalhandske, Peter Mills
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-nh_webcast-castle.pdf
January 01, 2006 - Hospitals
►Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents
►Medication errors
►Falls
►Pressure ulcers
►Sanitation
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
September 01, 2019 - patients. 1
Patient Safety Measures:
Screening, risk-assessment, and plan of care to prevent future falls
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap2.html
December 01, 2014 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
18,000
9,200
8,800
49%
$149,600,000
1,628
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1concl.html
October 01, 2014 - affecting the way a resident walks, urination and bowel patterns, skin changes, level of weakness, falls
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202504.html
June 01, 2025 - The latter two areas are primarily concerned with PSIs for pressure ulcers and falls.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Slide 14: Adverse Events 4
9 patients had 14 adverse event (<1% of activities):
Falls to knees … Adverse events ranged from agitation to transient physiological events to dislodgements and to falls … (none of the falls were considered serious).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-teamwork-leadership.pdf
April 30, 2025 - :
Collaboration and
Proactive Teamwork
Used To Reduce Falls
2012-2014
$599,990
Purpose: To implement … ensure accountability, and
communicated with staff regarding actions taken as a result of reported falls … • The repeat fall rate within a hospital was negatively associated with the percentage
of falls that … • Over a 2-year period, 353 falls were reported; 32 percent of the falls were injurious
and 75 percent … Identifying a gait belt as an intervention
decreases the odds of patients falling unassisted.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances-new-directions/index.html
July 01, 2022 - A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center ( PDF , 426 KB )
Nancy E. … Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities ( PDF , 338 KB )
Patricia … VHA's National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs ( PDF , 578 KB )
Erik Stalhandske, et
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13f.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
6,180
6,029
3,239
5,537
6,191
3,067
3,636
6,965
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
4,010
3,925
2,853
4,175
3,854
2,547
2,961
4,271
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13g.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
4,497
4,649
3,696
5,077
4,632
2,818
3,647
5,097
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13e.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
3,490
2,892
2,126
3,314
2,623
2,679
2,298
3,287
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13b.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
4,306
4,221
3,413
4,523
4,155
3,058
3,454
4,564
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13c.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
3,031
3,001
1,416
3,073
2,914
1,211
1,591
3,369
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13d.html
December 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer
1,490
1,499
1,251
1,746
1,431
1,216
1,326
1,488
Injurious Falls