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21. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxreports-ig.pdf
    November 09, 2017 - for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training 1 On-Time Falls Prevention: Reports … to Falls Prevention Reports SAY: In this session we will introduce you to the On-Time Falls … Falls With Major Injury. … Falls With Minor Injury. … High-Risk Report Slide 8: Falls High-Risk Report Slide 9: Falls High-Risk Report Slide 10: Falls

22. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-tips/index.html
    February 01, 2021 - The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than 100 hospitals … Background Falls are the most common cause of preventable injury. … Being hospitalized puts patients at further risk for falls due to illness and the newness of the hospital … ) was to help patients and family members work with nurses and other healthcare providers to reduce falls … and a 34 percent reduction in injurious falls ( Dykes, et al., 2020 ).

23. Mississippi Hospital Reduces Patient Falls by 25 Percent Using AHRQ Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - by 25 percent after implementing AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals Training Program in 2015. … The reduction in patient falls resulted in an estimated $238,000 savings in medical costs. … “AHRQ’s program has definitely been the most effective falls-reduction program ever undertaken here and … The majority of falls occurred as patients left their beds to walk to or from the bathrooms, Myers said … Key measures taken to prevent falls now include bedside commodes, welcome signs in each room from the

24. New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Now Events New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls … Today's Headlines: New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls . … Falls are one of the most frequently reported patient safety events in the NPSD, second only to medication … patient safety strategies based on increased understanding of factors most commonly associated with falls … Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm .

25. Module 1: Preventing Falls in Hospitals—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-1/slides.html
    September 01, 2017 - The rate of falls ranges from 1.3 to 8.9 falls per 1,000 patient days or bed days. … Falls harm patients. 30% to 51% of falls result in injury. Many falls are preventable. … No clinician working alone can prevent falls. … Source: AHRQ Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit. … Preventing in-facility falls.

26. Module 5: How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Calculate falls as a rate (the rate of falls per 1,000 occupied bed days). … Count the number and level of injury of falls in a month. … Determine whether falls are irregular events, or whether there is a pattern in the types of falls (e.g … Slide 33: Falls per 1,000 Patient Days Image: Run chart: falls per 1,000 patient days. … Ensure that known risk factors for falls are assessed.

27. NPSD Dashboards | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Falls Dashboard Details the extent of harm due to falls, the presence of fall assistance, presence … New for 2023: Falls Dashboard and Medications or Other Substance Event Supplemental Dashboard The new … Falls dashboard combines the 2022 supplement’s enhanced analysis of NPSD falls data with data from … and/or mitigate harm from falls, as well as the ability to filter by fall assistance and use of medication … known to increase risk of falls.

28. Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Prevention Program Implementation Guide Fall Prevention in Hospitals—Webinars Preventing Falls … Hospitals Training Program to support the training of hospital staff on how to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … Program modules and companion Webinars in a systematic quality improvement effort focused on reducing falls … and falls with injury. … Training Webinars Learning Network Webinars Related AHRQ Resources Preventing Falls

29. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2012 - Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital … Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes.

30. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2012 - Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital … Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes.

31. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - represent a patient safety problem, and they can be a signal that the resident is at increased risk for falling … employ to improve patient safety, create a more resident-centered environment, and reduce the number of falls … Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management .

32. Fall Prevention in Hospitals—Webinars | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/webinars/index.html
    September 01, 2017 - Prevention Program Implementation Guide Fall Prevention in Hospitals—Webinars Preventing Falls … Critical Thinking for Fall Injury Prevention (55 min) Lean Six Sigma—A Deep Dive Into Reducing Patient Falls … : AHRQ Toolkit for Preventing Falls (67 min) Evidence for Fall Prevention Strategies (75 min) Measurement … Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Care Planning (61 min) Post-Fall Huddles: Reducing Preventable Falls

33. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-rates-2019-updated.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and injuries from falls … Adverse Drug Events -28% CAUTI* -5% CLABSI+ -6% Clostridioides difficile Infections -37% Falls

34. Sustaining Fall Prevention Practices at Your Hospital (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - aim: lower fall rate 40% in 7 months 21 Develop assessment protocol Develop knowledge of falls … – For instance, reward staff for no preventable falls in 3 months. … • Recognize one staff member each quarter for success in preventing falls. … • Meet each month to address the root causes of falls. … Preventing falls in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care.

35. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and injuries from falls … Falls: 5% decrease. Obstetric events: 3% decrease. Pressure ulcers: 6% increase.

36. Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - impact story: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare At Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … The "Fall Free Friday" activities resulted in a 31% decrease in acute care falls from 4th quarter 2022 … Their experience using this tool is summarized in "Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Preventing Falls

37. Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - MPSMS (2013) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters 9,200 0.28 Falls … MPSMS (2013) In-Hospital Patient Falls 240,000 7.2 Obstetric Adverse Events PSI (2013) … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections 18,000 9,200 8,800 49% $149,600,000 1,628 Falls … $1,000 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections 40,000 50% 50% 25% 10,000 $17,000 Falls … $106,000,000 2,470 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections .185 $170,000,000 1,850 Falls

38. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Injury From Falls Barrett JA, Bradshaw M, Hutchinson K, et al. … Reduction of falls-related injuries using a hospital inpatient falls prevention program. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … VHA’s national falls collaborative and prevention programs.

39. Making Acute Care More Patient-Centered | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-long-desc.html
    June 01, 2020 - their family caregivers in the design of health information technology (IT) tools to prevent patient falls … Spanish versions of the Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) toolkit , which reduced falls … Interventions for Patient Safety) Program: a collaboration to end the persistent problem of patient falls … Preventing falls in hospitalized patients. … American Nurse 2018;13(9):8-13. https://www.myamericannurse.com/preventing-falls-hospitalized-patients

40. How To Implement the Fall Prevention Program in Your Organization
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module4/module4_slides_best-practices.pptx
    November 20, 2014 - . ‹#› Implementation Planning Goals Determine the role/responsibilities of staff in preventing falls … determine who will be responsible for each task identified in your set of best practices for preventing falls … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … Tracking care processes to prevent falls is a measure of implementation success, and it should translate