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501. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6fMLEz4CfAVoj9YBYVbm73
     April 17, 2018 - are major risk factors for incident osteoporotic fractures.1,6 Ten percent to 15% of falls result in … older adults at average and increased risk for falls without vitamin D in- sufficiency or deficiency … The USPSTF found adequate evidence that vitamin D supplementation does not prevent falls. … risk for falls; multifactorial interventions may also be effective in some persons as well. … Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review for the U.S.

502. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837728/psn-pdf
     July 27, 2022 - events, hospital-acquired infections, postoperative adverse events, hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, falls … national-priorities-and-goals-aligning-our-efforts-transform-americas-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

503. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838011/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2023 - sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced fall rates among patients at risk of falls … /issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

504. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844759/psn-pdf
     September 18, 2019 - advanced electronic health records experienced fewer adverse events, mostly notably medication errors, falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

505. Care Transitions App for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/care-transitions-app-patients-multiple-chronic-conditions
     January 01, 2023 - Care transitions are a vulnerable period for patients, leading to post-discharge adverse events, falls … Care Transitions App will incorporate components from the research team’s prior work, specifically falls-reduction … Complications, such as falls or medication errors, could lead to readmissions. … The app will facilitate pre-discharge conversations with providers, provide personalized falls-reduction … The team will study the app’s effectiveness, noting whether its use decreases falls, adverse medication

506. Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-ahrqs-time-pressure-ulcer-program/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Target Population: Elderly * Summary: Pressure ulcers and injurious falls … Substantial research has documented that prevention of pressure ulcers and falls is possible, yet these … home staff to intervene in a timely manner with at-risk residents to reduce the incidence of injurious falls … Standardized set of documentation data elements and definitions Clinical Reports and Tracking Tools Falls … Prevention: High Risk Report Falls Quality Improvement Monitor Reports The avoidable hospitalization

507. Home and Community-Based Services Quality Indicators: (pdf file)
     qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2012/Appendix_1A_Details_of_literature_review.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - examining falls among older adults. … • The risk of falling increases as the number of risk factors increases (from 8% with no risk factors … (Chang and Ganz, 2007) • Age is a major risk factor for falls (one third of those experiencing falls … Examples of such consequences include inability to eat, falling, soiling oneself and missing doctor’ … Accidental Injuries Potentially Due to Neglect “wounds and injuries”[MeSH] OR “accidental injury”[MeSH] “accidental

508. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2017 - is important to recognize conditions that lead to injury, such as a wet floor leading to slips and falls … Slips and falls on wet floor Planned change to microfiber mop leaving floor drier than string mop … Attendant cleans & replaces step stools Trips & Falls Tripping and falling on stools Step stools … lead Always have a person at each leg ready to lift together Secure electrical cords Trips & Falls … Trips/falls Explore options (other than blankets) to cover/secure cords Check & replace oxygen tank

509. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38832/psn-pdf
     August 12, 2009 - effects-rounding-patient-satisfaction-and-patient-safety-medical-surgical-unit Implementing an hourly rounding protocol by nurses resulted in a reduction in falls … effects-rounding-patient-satisfaction-and-patient-safety-medical-surgical-unit https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences

510. Statistical Brief #96: Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles, 2008 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb96.pdf
     September 01, 2010 - However, elderly patients ages 85 and over accounted for one-third of stays for injurious falls and … eligibles was nearly 2 to 4 times the rate of stays for non-dual eligibles, except for injurious falls … For other Medicare beneficiaries, it was injurious falls (1,109 stays per 100,000 enrollees). … Only the rate of stays for injurious falls was higher among non-dual eligible beneficiaries compared … However, women comprised more than three-quarters of stays for injurious falls (78 percent), asthma

511. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38048/psn-pdf
     October 03, 2017 - when the last report was published -- were advanced pressure ulcers, retained foreign objects, and falls … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/wrong-site-wrong-procedure-and-wrong-patient-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

512. Statistical Brief #156
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb156.jsp
     May 01, 2013 - ED visits for injury are described based on the external cause of injury (e.g., falls, transport related … For example, over 70 percent of ED visits among persons aged 65 years and older were related to falls … The most common cause was falls (35.7 percent), followed by being struck by an object (18.3 percent) … Although falls were the most common type of injury that resulted in an ED visit for all age groups, falls … The NEDS includes 11 data elements that identify the cause of the injury: cutting, drowning, falling,

513. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45289/psn-pdf
     May 03, 2017 - physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to rate the severity of harm for specific adverse events including falls … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-harm-health-care-optimizing-adverse-event-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

514. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45011/psn-pdf
     May 25, 2016 - organizations and how to apply them in health care settings to address various concerns such as patient falls … becoming-high-reliability-organization-operational-advice-hospital-leaders https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

515. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46451/psn-pdf
     September 27, 2017 - The toolkit focuses on six areas of safety: infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries … prevention-design-construction-and-renovation-health-care-facilities-patient-safety-and https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

516. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41985/psn-pdf
     October 26, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-reportable-events-healthcare-2011-update https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

517. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46460/psn-pdf
     January 17, 2018 - randomized trials, there is a consistent association between safety culture and patient outcomes such as falls … association-between-organisational-and-workplace-cultures-and-patient-outcomes-systematic https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

518. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47574/psn-pdf
     November 21, 2018 - This narrative review examines how care facility design can reduce health care–associated infections, falls … understanding-role-facility-design-acquisition-and-prevention-healthcare-associated https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

519. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44872/psn-pdf
     February 12, 2016 - and explores specific areas of focus to reduce harm such as hospital-acquired infections, patient falls … partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

520. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46270/psn-pdf
     April 16, 2018 - impact-restraint-management-bundle-restraint-use-intensive-care-unit Although physical restraints may be used to protect patients in intensive care units from falls … patient-safety-culture-and-association-safe-resident-care-nursing-homes https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls