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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/algorithm.html
January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Tool 3K: Algorithm for Mobilizing Patients
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Table of Contents
Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Roadmap
Acknowledgments
Overview
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/index.html?page=5
February 01, 2017 - December 2016
AHRQ’s Toolkit Helped Vanderbilt University Hospital Substantially Reduce Patient Falls … Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-16 AHRQ Product(s): Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit Topic
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/index.html?page=3
May 01, 2018 - Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Date: May 2018
Mississippi Hospital Reduces Patient Falls … by 25 Percent Using AHRQ Program Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-01 AHRQ Product(s): Preventing Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/index.html?page=44
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AHRQ-Funded Program Helps Long-Term Care Provider Reduce Falls … Foundation Date: November 2005
AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators Help Canadian Institute Track Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - 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 (19,460 / 23,904; 81.4%) was higher than that of
Falls … 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
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/officebasedcare/handouts/video.html
November 01, 2015 - As you identify breakdowns, consider for each whether it falls under the TeamSTEPPS component of leadership
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www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/practice-guidelines/index.html
March 01, 2017 - Recent Research Findings Suggest Practice Recommendations for Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/acknowledgements.html
July 01, 2018 - Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/implementation-guide/phases.html
September 01, 2017 - Assign all staff roles and responsibilities to prevent falls. … Collect and analyze data to learn about fall rates, fall-related injuries, and causes of falls.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/index.html
November 01, 2021 - Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
End of Life Care
Home and Community-based Services
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap4.html
December 01, 2014 - Bloodstream Infections
40,000
50%
50%
25%
10,000
$17,000
.185
$170,000,000
1,850
Falls … 39.3%
17.4%
1,040,500
NA
NA
$9,141,150,000
35,647
* Additional costs per HAC for Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/ui-envscan-summary.pdf
February 01, 2020 - higher
rates of social isolation and
depression, more sedentary
lifestyles, increased risk
for falls … Ensrud, and Deborah Grady, “Urinary Incontinence: Does It Increase Risk for Falls
and Fractures?”
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overview.html
November 01, 2017 - pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not healing appropriately, avoidable hospitalizations, and falls—and … Falls Prevention
Return to On-Time Home Page
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/natlhacratereport-rebaselining2014-2016_0.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
9,000 0.3
Clostridium difficile Infections 86,000 2.9
Falls … difficile Infections
CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters
Falls … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery
(PSI … 2.88
CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream
Catheters
Infections Associated With Central Venous 8,513 0.29
Falls … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls 238,965 8.03
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=248
January 01, 2024 - indicated that use of high-risk medications and fall concerns/history had a direct, positive effect on falling … Receiving supports/services did not have a direct effect on falls, but the authors note that it reduced … the effect of high-risk medication use on falling. … Fall risk, supports and services, and falls following a nursing home discharge. … Keywords: Adverse Events, Elderly, Falls, Nursing Homes, Risk
Wilmont S , Hessels AJ , Kelly
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/index.html
August 01, 2024 - Harms such as adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), falls, and obstetric adverse
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=246
January 01, 2024 - Jayadevappa R , Chhatre S , Newman DK Association between overactive bladder treatment and falls … The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk of falls associated with overactive bladder (OAB) and … the effects of OAB treatment on falls among older adult Medicare fee-for-service enrollees. … OAB and that treatment for OAB was associated with lower odds of falls compared to those untreated. … Association between overactive bladder treatment and falls among older adults.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=199
January 01, 2024 - Shorr RI , Staggs VS , Waters TM Impact of the hospital-acquired conditions initiative on falls … falls, and physical restraint use. … and injurious falls observed primarily in larger, major teaching hospitals. … Impact of the hospital-acquired conditions initiative on falls and physical restraints: a longitudinal … Keywords: Falls, Adverse Events, Hospitals, Payment, Policy, Elderly
McCarthy DM , Russell
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/aparasu-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Around 10-20% of nursing home falls cause serious injuries; 2-6% of the
falls result in fractures.17 … Medications are considered as a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls and
fractures. … Falls in the nursing home. Annals Intern Med. 1994; 121:442–
51. PMID:8053619.
16. … Medication-related falls in the elderly: causative factors and
preventive strategies. … Associations Between Drug Burden Index and Falls in Older People
in Residential Aged Care.