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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
May 01, 2017 - Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals . … educational webinars and implementation guidance to help hospitals use an AHRQ toolkit to decrease risk of falls … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Educators
Medicine
Patient Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt9.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix C9: … Fall Interventions Monitor Sample
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41554/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in
community settings. … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-community-settings
This study … used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify hazards leading to falls among community-dwelling
elderly … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-community-settings
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-and-integration-automatic-fall-prediction-system
January 01, 2023 - Care
Long-Term Care
Health Care Theme
Adverse Events
Patient Safety
Falls … Over a period of a year, the movements of 53 elderly residents in two ALFs were monitored and their falls … Analysis showed that only Fractal D and a history of one or more previous falls were significant fall … The project team determined that the relationship between SGB and subsequent falls is weak, although … Of falls and fractals: my career with my mentor, colleague and friend, Professor James L. Fozard.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/npsd-data-spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions
September 13, 2023 - Falls are a frequently reported sentinel event. … Free full text (PDF)
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Related resource: NPSD Data Spotlight - Falls: Associated … See More About The Topic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
December 24, 2008 - Toolkit
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. … Citation Text:
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. … Copy URL
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/workflowtoolkit/MGMA_IT_Assessment_Part_II.pdf
June 01, 2003 - !Directions Fall 03
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Tools and ideas to improve your group practice —
from the Medical Group Management Association Health Care Consulting Group
Info Technology
Self-Assessment – Part II
Enhance clinical operations with technology –
Stepping stones to an EMR
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb5.html
February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B8: … Unsafe Behavior Worksheet
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All behavior is meaningful; however … status, wheelchair use, postural hypotension, vision, and medications that was obtained during the Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt2.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix C2: … Mobility and Transfer Assessment Sample
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Note: This form has been filled out with information for … For instructions to the Get Up and Go Test and Wheelchair Screen, go to the Falls Assessment Cue Sheet
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46375/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - issue/fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership-
patient-safety
Falls … engage care teams in fall prevention, including educating
patients and families about the risk of falls … fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … preventable-and-mitigable-adverse-events-cancer-care-measuring-risk-and-harm-across-continuum
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-tool10.html
May 01, 2014 - If your BMI is:
Less than 18.5 , it falls within the "underweight" range.
18.5 to 24.9 , it falls … within the "normal" weight range.
25.0 to 29.9 , it falls within the "overweight" range.
30.0 or … higher , it falls within the "obese" range. … If your BMI falls outside of the "normal" weight range, you may want to talk to your health care team
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39987/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
Patient falls are … Experts in the field have
questioned the wisdom of this policy; even though falls are common, little … controlled trial offers an advance in fall prevention, as it
demonstrated a significant reduction in falls … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab16.html
December 01, 2012 - 23,518
18,337
Pressure Ulcer
3,322
4,088
3,865
3,029
3,557
3,496
Injurious Falls … 25,958
20,278
Pressure Ulcer
3,754
4,475
4,359
3,374
3,884
3,947
Injurious Falls … 15,491
12,897
Pressure Ulcer
2,118
2,834
2,481
1,988
2,480
2,233
Injurious Falls … 6,310
5,297
Pressure Ulcer
1,348
1,729
1,777
1,154
1,411
1,428
Injurious Falls … 21,295
18,297
Pressure Ulcer
2,614
3,022
2,987
2,392
2,628
2,719
Injurious Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-serious-adverse-events-among-older-patients-veterans-health
August 02, 2015 - Frequent incidents were falls, delays in diagnosis or treatment, and medication errors . … November 21, 2012
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans … August 21, 2013
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings … Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls … August 21, 2013
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
January 03, 2017 - In this study, hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls were associated with … May 22, 2023
Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients … April 17, 2013
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among … Health Care Executives and Administrators
General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37685/psn-pdf
March 18, 2010 - Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk.
March 18, 2010
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
Drawing on data from the … system, this article describes which medication
classes were most frequently associated with patient falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36864/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to
quality care. … Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
The authors share … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39650/psn-pdf
June 30, 2010 - Negotiating safety when staffing falls short.
June 30, 2010
Zolnierek CD, Steckel CM. … Negotiating Safety when Staffing Falls Short. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negotiating-safety-when-staffing-falls-short
This commentary describes … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negotiating-safety-when-staffing-falls-short
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845360/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - , traumatic brain injury, or stroke) are
particularly vulnerable to patient safety events, such as falls … along a cognition continuum, make proactive changes to the care plan, and decrease the
risk of patient falls … and use corresponding
interventions to improve care planning, patient safety, and reduce the risk of falls … By December
2020, the fall rate was reduced to 0 falls per 1,000 admissions.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb2txt.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B2: … Patient Safety TRIPS (Text Description)
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