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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-4/guide.html
October 01, 2017 - answering the following questions:
What roles and responsibilities will staff have in preventing falls … DMAIC: A Deep Dive into Reducing Patient Falls —AHRQ Fall Prevention Program Implementation Sharing Webinar … those testing areas are now responsible for the patients’ care and need to know they are at risk for falls … Tracking the care processes to prevent falls is a measure of implementation success and should translate … This example comes from a hospital that implemented AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit.
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3c.docx
January 29, 2013 - Tool Covering Environmental Safety at the Bedside
Background: Facility safety is key to preventing falls … Reference: Adapted from AHRQ publication on the Falls Management Program for nursing homes.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-4/slides.html
September 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Implementation Planning Goals
Determine the role/responsibilities of staff in preventing falls … Tracking care processes to prevent falls is a measure of implementation success, and it should translate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
April 27, 2004 - Drugs and falls in later life. Lancet 2003
Feb 8;361(9356):448.
7. … Psychotropic
drug use, falls and hip fracture in the elderly. … Epidemiology of medication-related
falls and fractures in the elderly. … New
evidence on benzodiazepine use and falls: the time
factor. … Guideline for the
prevention of falls in older persons.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/stakeholder-analysis.html
January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Tool 1B: Stakeholder Analysis
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Table … of Contents
Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Roadmap
Acknowledgments
Overview
Icons
1.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19g.html
March 01, 2023 - 25,757
29,466
Pressure Ulcer
4,845
3,916
4,034
4,473
4,279
3,822
Injurious Falls … 24,470
31,390
25,983
29,126
Pressure Ulcer
4,169
4,242
4,328
3,449
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19c.html
March 01, 2023 - 14,039
10,413
Pressure Ulcer
3,144
1,922
2,311
2,203
2,306
2,125
Injurious Falls … 13,151
13,631
14,134
9,746
Pressure Ulcer
2,071
2,713
2,345
1,945
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17f.html
February 01, 2023 - 23,803
18,978
Pressure Ulcer
5,875
3,508
6,077
4,338
6,250
4,022
Injurious Falls … 21,607
19,235
23,468
19,546
Pressure Ulcer
4,785
5,171
6,257
4,181
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17g.html
February 01, 2023 - 34,235
21,902
Pressure Ulcer
5,156
2,917
5,215
3,604
5,195
3,597
Injurious Falls … 25,759
28,549
32,778
23,897
Pressure Ulcer
4,379
3,646
4,962
3,857
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab11.html
February 01, 2023 - Ulcer
Yes
2,730
11,421
3,150
1,840
No
3,506
3,461
3,696
3,731
Injurious Falls … Pressure Ulcer
12,696
8,204
883
4,475
3,415
1,644
3,729
3,459
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17d.html
February 01, 2023 - 6,245
5,000
Pressure Ulcer
1,619
1,071
1,367
1,440
1,749
1,185
Injurious Falls … 5,719
5,011
6,399
5,136
Pressure Ulcer
1,498
1,217
1,890
1,213
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19b.html
March 01, 2023 - 21,888
19,402
Pressure Ulcer
4,659
3,573
4,127
3,570
4,133
3,186
Injurious Falls … 20,856
22,154
22,042
18,402
Pressure Ulcer
4,014
3,688
4,171
2,882
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17c.html
February 01, 2023 - 15,447
12,117
Pressure Ulcer
2,935
1,376
2,649
2,045
3,140
1,790
Injurious Falls … 13,885
11,778
15,231
12,519
Pressure Ulcer
2,200
2,447
3,298
1,833
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19.html
March 01, 2023 - 19,802
17,363
Pressure Ulcer
4,291
3,139
3,655
3,225
3,647
2,945
Injurious Falls … 18,821
20,092
19,980
16,312
Pressure Ulcer
3,501
3,452
3,695
2,655
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17e.html
February 01, 2023 - 23,009
16,087
Pressure Ulcer
2,980
2,213
2,877
2,492
3,415
2,252
Injurious Falls … 19,175
17,427
20,509
17,826
Pressure Ulcer
2,820
2,361
3,195
2,436
Injurious Falls
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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/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17b.html
February 01, 2023 - 26,330
18,086
Pressure Ulcer
4,583
2,937
4,303
3,638
4,774
3,353
Injurious Falls … 21,408
21,005
25,803
19,316
Pressure Ulcer
4,098
3,440
4,727
3,530
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19f.html
March 01, 2023 - 21,204
19,420
Pressure Ulcer
6,082
4,303
4,919
4,872
4,765
5,535
Injurious Falls … 20,343
22,153
21,427
18,076
Pressure Ulcer
4,499
5,846
4,870
5,072
Injurious Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19e.html
March 01, 2023 - 19,215
17,075
Pressure Ulcer
3,124
2,492
3,084
2,232
2,819
2,301
Injurious Falls … 17,757
20,393
19,476
16,171
Pressure Ulcer
2,658
2,731
2,846
2,191
Injurious Falls