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321. Core Principles for the PCA Diagnostic Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-6.html
     July 01, 2023 - ensuring the technology is worn, while the AI would provide daily summaries about fall risk and near falls … This information could lead to interventions to prevent falls.

322. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - o Delirium, insomnia, and falls alone do not indicate a UTI.

323. CHIPRA 119 Section 2, Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-119-section-2.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - qualifying temperature (usually the first temperature after arrival to the Level 2 or higher nursery) falls … Each is determined by the number of children whose reported temperature falls within the criteria for

324. Maryland Guides Prescribers on Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe1304.html
     April 01, 2013 - If the information falls outside of the criteria or reveals other therapeutic issues, a child psychiatrist

325. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - infection, immobility (Foley is considered a "one-point restraint"), hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, falls

326. How To Manage Change
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/module2_managingchange_slides.pptx
     June 02, 2025 - Process Change process strategies can be applied to other quality improvement (QI) efforts: Hospital falls

327. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2017 - Mechanically Ventilated Patients Adverse Events4 9 patients had 14 adverse events (<1% of activities) Falls … Safety Adverse events ranged from agitation to transient physiological events to dislodgements and to falls … (none of the falls were considered serious) Adverse events ranged from 2.3 to 8.7 per 100 patients3-

328. Tool: Check-Back (or Repeat-Back) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
     July 01, 2023 - Other examples of effective check-backs include: One member of the team calls out, "BP is falling … BP is falling and at 80/48, down from 90/60." 

329. Proactive Postmarketing Surveillance: Overview and Lessons Learned from Medication Safety Research in the Veterans Health Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Campbell-R_106.pdf
     April 14, 2008 - Administration (VHA) proactive medication safety surveillance studies as part of its research focus on patient falls … It has established an international reputation in the areas of falls and safe patient handling and movement … Because of the recognized chance of certain medications to increase the risk of injurious falls in the … reconcile medications across the continuum of care and to reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls … Drugs and falls in community-dwelling older people: A national veterans study.

330. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Multidisciplinary Rounding for Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/multidiscplinary-rounding.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - healthcare-associated infection prevention efforts • Performance improvement specialist – safety, pressure injury, and falls

331. Appendix 2-B. Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmodap2b.html
     October 01, 2014 - Falls Prevention Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Appendix 1-B.

332. Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.html
     October 01, 2015 - infection, immobility (Foley is considered a "one-point restraint), hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, falls

333. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-discuss.html
     November 01, 2017 - 0.079) 0.023 CLABSI $48,108 ($27,232–$68,983) $18,537 0.150 (0.070–0.270) 0.185 Falls … While the estimation of additional cost per HAC remained stable for ADE, falls, and SSI, we did observe

334. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Supporting Measure Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-measure-implementation.pdf
     August 01, 2025 - The analysis focused on falls per 1,000 patient days and injury falls per 1,000 patient days, using … Despite a slight decreasing trend in falls for TRIP units, the study found no statistically significant … differences in falls or falls with injury between pre- and post-intervention periods or between TRIP … rates, the rarity of falls events, and high annual rate variability. … An unexpected increase in reported injury falls in TRIP units was potentially due to improved reporting

335. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - Use of identification bracelets to alert providers of patients who are susceptible to falls. 2. … Use of specialized hospital flooring to reduce injury from patient falls. 3. … Use of medical device alarms to prevent falls. 12. … shield hip protectors padded or constructed with foam-type materials to prevent harm from patient falls

336. Making Health Care Safer II, Executive Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/services/quality/patientsftyupdate/ptsafetysum.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - safety problems that occur approximately once per 100 hospitalizations as “common;” examples include falls … The scope must also consider the severity of each event; for instance, most falls do not result in injury … radiation exposure or to help prevent stress-related gastrointestinal bleeding; and moderate, for PSPs falling … Moderate Safety Practices for Hospitalized Elders Multicomponent interventions to prevent in-facility falls … Encouraged patient safety practices • Multicomponent interventions to reduce falls • Use of clinical

337. Chapter 6. Comparing Your Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14chap6.html
     June 01, 2014 - If your medical office's score is 55 percent positive, it falls above the 75th percentile (but below … If your medical office's score is 65 percent positive, it falls above the 90 th percentile, meaning

338. 4 Tk2 T2-Antibiotic Pocket Cards (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Pocket_Cards.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - Nonspecific symptoms or signs not referable to the urinary tract, such as falls or mental status change

339. Outcomes by HCBS Participant Characteristics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find5.html
     December 01, 2012 - with the largest State range in percentage terms are Short-Term Complications of Diabetes, Injurious Falls … Preventable Infections Composite, Bacterial Pneumonia, ACSC Acute Conditions Composite, and Injurious Falls … in the Medicaid-only population are always higher than for whites and Hispanics except in Injurious Falls … In contrast to the dually eligible, Hispanics in this population do not exhibit lower rates, falling

340. Learning from Errors in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Mohr.pdf
     February 01, 2004 - reported in several domains: prevention, diagnosis, treatment, patient identification, communication, falls … diagnostic, medication related, surgically related, aftercare related, other medical treatment related Falls … Patient falls within the clinic setting Equipment Equipment maintenance, functioning, availability … (13) Medical treatment 56 (38) Patient identification 4 (3) Communication to patient 12 (8) Falls … (Problem type: Communication) Falls “Pt. got tetanus shot. Claimed to be OK after.