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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/757.html
March 01, 2021 - conversations with patients who may not want to stop taking medications that could increase their risk of falls
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-051823.html
December 01, 2023 - Managing Consultant
The Lewin Group
Falls Church, VA
HCBS CAHPS Technical Assistance (PDF, 115 KB
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/joseph2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Scope: The SRA tool covers six safety areas – infection control, medication safety, falls, patient handling … Keywords: Safety, Risk assessment, Healthcare design, Healthcare-associated infections, Patient falls … Familiarity with Project: Two participants involved in content development (falls)
Format and Timing: … Falls
3. Patient Handling
4. Medication Safety
5. … Falls
2. Medication Safety
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/index.html
November 01, 2017 - Falls Prevention
For each topic, the Web site provides a description of the reports and suggested
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/745.html
December 01, 2020 - December 29, 2020
AHRQ Stats: Medicare Payments for Falls
Medicare was the most common expected payer … in 2017 for emergency department treatment of injuries due to falls (38 percent).
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-042121.html
May 01, 2021 - Managing Consultant
The Lewin Group
Falls Church, VA
HCBS CAHPS Technical Assistance (PDF, 119 KB
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/healthy-women.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Vitamin D to Avoid Falls. … If you are 65 or older
and have a history of falls, mobility problems, or
other risks for falling, … ask your doctor about
taking a vitamin D supplement to help reduce
your chances of falling.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/danforth-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - disease (CKD)), treatment (potentially inappropriate medication use
among patients with a history of falls … outpatient safety, outpatient care quality, diagnostic error, chronic kidney
disease, medications, falls … kidney disease), treatment (potentially inappropriate
medication use among patients with a history of falls … Additionally, one measure (medication use after falls)
focused specifically on the elderly population
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/ahrq-dissemination-and-implementation-initiative/pcor-findings-nominated-for-consideration.html
March 01, 2021 - Effective Frontline Strategies for CAUTI Prevention Using Mobile Technology
Eliminating Preventable Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacreport-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - adverse drug events, and injuries due to
procedures, as well as pressure ulcers/pressure injuries and falls … Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
8500 0.3
Clostridioides difficile Infections 86,000 2.9
Falls … 9,000 -$420,000,000 -1,300
Clostridioides difficile
Infections
-54,000 -$920,000,000 -2,400
Falls … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery
(PSI … MPSMS In-Hospital
Patient Falls
239,286 8.04 225,199 7.57 223,106 7.50 226,642 7.62
Obstetric
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule1.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Module 2 focuses on communicating changes in a resident’s condition,
and Module 3 covers falls prevention … These kinds of changes
put the resident at risk for falling and also may signal an underlying problem … Falls Risk
A fall is defined as “involuntarily coming to rest on a lower surface,” whether it
is an … Because falls often involve many factors, they should always be reported
to determine what changes can … Changes to watch for include the resident complaining
about not feeling rested, falling asleep in unusual
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2014-final.html
January 01, 2018 - MPSMS (2014)
Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters
5,000
0.2
Falls … MPSMS (2014)
In-Hospital Patient Falls
260,000
7.9
Obstetric Adverse Events
PSI (2014 … Infections
18,000
5,000
13,000
72%
$221,000,000
2,405
Falls … 50%
25%
10,000
$17,000
.185
$170,000,000
1,850
Falls … 1,040,500
NA
NA
$9,141,150,000
35,647
* Additional costs per HAC for Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/new-york-long-island-clinical-improvement-through-innovation-collaborative.html
March 25, 2014 - Current or Past Research Interests Comments :
Other health or disease related interests: Prevention of falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/mui-environmental-scan-brief.pdf
January 01, 2023 - , 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/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=421
January 01, 2024 - Langa KM Longitudinal patient-oriented outcomes in neuropathy: importance of early detection and falls … It concluded that, in older persons, differences in falls, pain, and self-rated health can be detected … 3–5 years prior to peripheral neuropathy diagnosis, but only falls deteriorate more rapidly over time … Longitudinal patient-oriented outcomes in neuropathy: importance of early detection and falls. … Keywords: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Neurological Disorders, Falls, Elderly, Patient Safety
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=330
January 01, 2024 - The directionality of observed relationship between falls and depressive symptoms (DS) is in need of … elaboration given that cross-sectional study designs can yield biased estimates of the DS-falls relationship … This study found that the DS-falls relationship was not significant when use of psychiatric medications … , which was positively associated with falls, was included in the model. … Keywords: Depression, Elderly, Falls, Patient Safety, Risk
Bhattacharjee P , Churpek MM ,
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=323
January 01, 2024 - Health Personnel, Medicare, Primary Care, Workforce
Winters-Stone KM , Moe E , Graff JN Falls … This study compared the prevalence of and association between falls and frailty of prostate cancer survivors … It concluded that current and past exposure to ADT is linked to higher risk of falls and frailty than … Falls and frailty in prostate cancer survivors: current, past, and never users of androgen deprivation … Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Falls, Medication, Elderly
Rocque GB , Halilova
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=322
January 01, 2024 - Quality
Hanlon JT , Zhao X , Naples JG Central nervous system medication burden and serious falls … The researchers examined the association between CNS medication burden and serious falls in those with … burden, approximately 3 + standardized daily doses, was associated with an increased risk of serious falls … Central nervous system medication burden and serious falls in older nursing home residents. … Keywords: Elderly, Falls, Medication, Nursing Homes, Patient Safety
Henriksen K , Dymek C ,
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=314
January 01, 2024 - BW , Smith MA , Repplinger MD Using chief complaint in addition to diagnosis codes to identify falls … The researchers compared incidence of falls in an emergency department (ED) cohort using a traditional … identifying individuals in the ED who have fallen based on diagnosis codes underestimates the true burden of falls … Using chief complaint in addition to diagnosis codes to identify falls in the emergency department. … Keywords: Falls, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department
Neuman MI , Hall M
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=166
January 01, 2024 - The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of nursing home self-report of major injury falls … They linked inpatient claims for major injury falls with MDS assessments. … investigators concluded that the nursing home-reported data used for the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) falls … Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on Nursing Home Compare … Keywords: Falls, Nursing Homes, Quality Measures, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality of Care, Elderly