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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-toxic-drug-not-another
October 02, 2019 - July 31, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/debriefing-clinical-learning
September 15, 2024 - 30, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/improving-diagnostic-safety-and-quality
January 31, 2024 - May 31, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/023-ss-cusp-learning-from-defects-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - A factor that falls in the category of being a minor reason for the defect and rarely occurs may not
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_cAa3AjFGQ2np_aQnzQGA
February 11, 2025 - factor
for osteoporosis and conducted DXA, vertebral fracture assess-
ment, blood chemistry analyses, falls … y
or older at high baseline
fracture risk; extensive
screening battery (imaging,
laboratory values, falls … y or
older at high baseline fracture
risk and extensive screening
(imaging, laboratory
assessment, falls … Preventing falls is
addressed by a separate USPSTF recommendation.216 This review
did not address DXA … Interventions to prevent falls in community-
dwelling older adults: US Preventive Services Task
Force
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49783/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - The patient was alert and
oriented when she arrived in the ED, but she did report falling and hitting
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2022-hsops2-database-report.pdf
January 01, 2022 - 90th
%ile Max
Item 1 36% 12.26 8% 10% 25% 35% 49%
If your hospital’s score is 55%, your score falls … here:
62%
If your hospital’s score is 65%, your score falls here:
96%
If your hospital’s score … is 55 percent positive, it falls above the 75th percentile (but below the
90th), meaning that your … 2022 SOPS Hospital 2.0 Database Report 53
If your hospital’s score is 65 percent positive, it falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/catchpole-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - performance, infection risk, increased risk of accidental disconnection of devices, and slips, trips and falls … performance, infection risk, increased risk of accidental
disconnection of devices, and slips, trips and falls … name when
communicating
information
6
- Blue cord not
covered by safety
mat
- Patient arm falling
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Peer Reviewer
#6
Results Page 94, integrated beds are very high and increase the risk of
falls and … injury from falls. … mattress, making the side rail ineffective
None of the trials of support surfaces/beds reported risk of
falls … by the reviewer were included
within the patient characteristics described (e.g. functional
status falls … Hyde P, Falls K, Morris JA, Schoenwald SK.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/structured-handoff-rapid-research.pdf
January 01, 2025 - The outcomes assessed
were a heterogenous mixture of specific events like falls or patient mortality … Other measures of harm
declined, but the rate of falls, medication errors, procedure-related errors, … Shift-to-shift nursing handover
interventions associated with improved
inpatient outcomes-falls, pressure … Shift-to-shift nursing handover
interventions associated with improved
inpatient outcomes-falls, pressure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/health-information-technology-evaluation-toolkit-2009-update.pdf
January 01, 2009 - patient without
external risk factors
such as cancer, hyper-
coagulable state, and
so on)
• PE/DVT
• Falls … Post-op shock
• Pneumothorax
intracranial
hemorrhage
Watch out for documentation effect
(e.g., falls … may become more
reliably documented because the
measure makes it easier to
document falls). … The actual number of observations required in this example (i.e., the minimal sample size) falls
somewhere
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/medical-office/2016-report-part-1.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Sample Percentile Statistics
• If your medical office’s score is 55 percent positive, it falls above … • If your medical office’s score is 65 percent positive, it falls above the 90th percentile,
meaning … 1 36% 17.43% 8% 10% 25% 35% 49% 62% 96%
If your medical office’s score is 55 percent, your score falls … here:
If your medical office’s score is 65 percent, your score falls here:
39
Table 6-3.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/phr-impact-chronic-disease-transcript-012512.pdf
August 01, 2012 - We have people sometimes during CPAP set ups falling asleep. … Often, the burden falls on the individual or their caregivers
to help connect those dots.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-safety-practices_research-protocol.pdf
November 09, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: November 9, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
I. Background and Objectives fo…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st478/stat478.shtml
August 01, 2015 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #478:
Trends in Prescribed Outpatient Opioid Use and Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002-2012
Skip to main content
An official website of the Department of Health & H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2006
Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49649/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Cultural Dimensions of Depression
March 1, 2012
Kinzie DJ. Cultural Dimensions of Depression. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cultural-dimensions-depression
The Case
A 55-year-old Vietnamese man was admitted to a general medicine ward with vague complaints of inability
to breathe and swallow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49406/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - The Dangerous Detour
June 1, 2003
Gibson J, HTaylor D. The Dangerous Detour. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-detour
The Case
Following an overdose of alcohol and Ativan, a 26-year-old woman was admitted to the Medicine service
for observation after being placed on a 72-hour hold by…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-overview.html
October 01, 2014 - Series Overview
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
Overview of new series of evidence reports on quality improvement strategies.
Contents
Background
Topic Selection and Scope Development
Principles
Key Questions
Organizing Framework
References
Background
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalscanform.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SOPS
TM
Hospital Survey
Version: 1.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based survey, and preparing and
analyzing data, and prod…