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201. Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on Nursing Home Compare. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2022 - Emerging Classic Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls … Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on nursing home compare … This study compared falls with injury data self-reported by nursing homes against those identified in … Medicare claims data and found that falls with injury were substantially underreported by nursing homes … Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on nursing home compare

202. Evaluation and Integration of an Automatic Fall Prediction System - Final Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Scope: Falls and fear of falling are about two times more frequent in elderly persons living in nursing … Scope Changes in Movement Patterns and Other Risk Factors for Falls While risk of falling and fear … of falling increase sharply in community-dwelling adults, particularly for those in their eighties, … Outcomes Results of the logistic regression revealed odds of falling increased 2.548 (p=.0209; 95% … A non-significant trend for physically longer movement paths to reduce odds of falling (OR=.976 p=.08

203. Appendix C1: Falls Assessment Sample | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix C1: … Falls Assessment Sample Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management … Falls Engineer Instructions Note: This form has been filled out with information for … _P_________________________   Room: ____401-A__________ Directions: Use the instructions on the Falls … Primary Care Provider Report faxed _X_ Primary Care Provider Orders received ___ Discussed in falls

204. Final Progress Report: Safety Outcomes of Obese Residents in US Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Results: Compared with normal weight, obesity was associate with clinically lower rates of falls, falls … Women had significantly lower odds of falling than men did (OR=80.2, SE=0.00, p<0.001). … to transfer, those who needed one person to assist with transfers had significantly greater odds of falling … SE=0.02, p<0.001), and those who needed two+ persons to assist had significantly lower odds of falling … and falls with injuries.

205. Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2019 - Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management Next Page Table of Contents Module 3: Falls … Module 2 focuses on communicating changes in a resident's condition, and Module 2 covers falls prevention … Introduction     A Safe and Enjoyable Environment     Knowing When a Fall Has Occurred     Risk Factors for Falls … Session 2     Limiting Falls that Cause Injury     Assessing and Decreasing Fall Risk     Responding

206. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2003 - , with evidence of injury from the falls. … Every time a weak or frail patient walks, he or she may be at risk of falling. … One cannot eliminate all risk of falls, but one can institute measures to prevent falls or minimize … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community … Risk Factors for Falls in the Hospital Fall as presenting complaint or history of falls Mobility impairment

207. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Back to Contents Falls AHRQ Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities … This report highlights differences in outcomes from falls across gender and age groups. … initiative and tools are designed to support healthcare providers treating older adults who are at risk of falling … The resources include information about falls, screening options, medications linked to falls, and standardized … develop a comprehensive falls prevention program.

208. Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. | PSNet
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     June 22, 2010 - Commentary Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team … Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … This commentary describes an initiative that reduced falls at a large health care system and highlights … Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … December 22, 2018 Special Issue on Falls.

209. Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West England between 2009 and 2017. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - Study Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North … Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West England between 2009 … Patient falls represent a serious source of preventable harm . … Harm to patient or staff occurred in 22% of falls. … Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West England between 2009

210. Chapter 5. Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Happen ," are to explain the importance of reducing falls in long-term care and common causes of falls … Reduce Falls ). … Name the five areas of falls risk on the Falls Assessment. … While the Falls Nurse Coordinator is responsible for completion of the Falls Assessment and Falls Intervention … Facts About Falls Slide 2. Facts About Falls (continued) Slide 3.

211. Appendix B1: The FMP Self-Assessment Tool (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B1: … Appointed falls team leader and resource person for staff?       3. … Monthly falls analysis by # of falls, fallers, patients ≥2 falls, and falls with serious injury?   … Falls data trended over 6 months or more?       C. … Annual inservice training on falls management for all staff?       3.

212. Appendix B3: Fax Alert | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B3: … Fax Alert Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program: A … Falls Engineer Instructions Text Description Facility: __________________ … Please consider reviewing the attached suggestions for known risk factors of falls and consider making … our Falls Management Program.

213. Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. | PSNet
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     December 16, 2011 - Study Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. … Patient falls are an ongoing source of preventable harm . … This article describes the implementation of an innovative employee-based education program for falls … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education.

214. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2024 - Share to Email Print Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table Falls

215. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training Overview … Slide 1: Overview of On-Time AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator … Training Overview of On-Time Slide 2: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training 2-day … Slide 14: Examples of On-Time Reports Examples from Falls Prevention Reports: Falls High-Risk … Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors (by Unit or Facility).

216. Use of high-fidelity simulation to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and reduce patient falls. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - Use of high-fidelity simulation to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and reduce patient falls … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … simulation-based team training resulted in higher teamwork scores and lower rates of preventable falls … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Educators Medicine Patient Falls

217. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 24, 2024 - Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024 Patient falls are a … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room.

218. Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis of 12 months of patient safety incident reports. | PSNet
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     June 15, 2011 - Study Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … This multi-institutional survey sought to characterize the incidence of falls among inpatients in different … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … January 18, 2013 Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls

219. Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. | PSNet
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     March 13, 2008 - Study Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … As hospitals search for effective interventions to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … October 27, 2016 View More Related Resources Patient falls while

220. Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital: an exploratory study. | PSNet
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     June 05, 2013 - Study Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital … researchers examined the relationship between visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and falls … that only the most severe restrictions (no visitors permitted) were associated with an increase in falls … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital