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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/roi-fall-prevention-intervention-invest-little-save-lot
September 13, 2017 - Falls and falls with injury are significant sources of morbidity and mortality and can have substantial … This study showed that after implementing the Fall TIPS program, falls and falls with injury decreased … in several hospital units resulting in a return on investment of $982,700. … May 29, 2019
Alert burden in pediatric hospitals: a cross-sectional analysis of six academic … harm at a Canadian hospital: an exploratory study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843324/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of
implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention … Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of
implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention … economic costs of implementing the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (Fall
TIPS) Program in … eight American hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-l-hendrich-rn-phd
February 26, 2025 - Age in and of itself is not a good predictor of falls because there are just as many 75-year-olds playing … Many patients have a change in status that causes them to be at high risk for falling, and it goes undetected … The hospitals and health care systems who really get it are using the risk factors in just that way. … In today's complex hospital environment, there are so many alarms going off and nurses are pulled in … Hospital falls is on that list, which implies that they are identifiable and largely preventable.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-human-factors-and-ergonomics-principles-prevent-inpatient-falls
November 09, 2022 - the risk for falls. … in Hong Kong. … November 9, 2022
Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by … hospitals: an underestimated need for patient safety. … April 3, 2013
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39987/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … among the preventable complications of hospital care for which hospitals no longer receive
additional … Experts in the field have
questioned the wisdom of this policy; even though falls are common, little … reduction in falls by using a customized fall prevention strategy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42061/psn-pdf
October 05, 2015 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving
Quality of Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
This toolkit … offers information and resources to guide hospitals through process change to implement and
sustain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood-disorders-quality
November 16, 2022 - Study
Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood … Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls in a pediatric hospital. … Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … a statewide collaborative and changes in hospital safety culture.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41628/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in
hospitalized patients? … Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized
patients? … limited evidence that hospital fall prevention programs can decrease them, patient falls have been … Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than
trying to prevent all falls … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-high-fidelity-simulation-enhance-interdisciplinary-collaboration-and-reduce-patient-falls
September 23, 2020 - rates of preventable falls over time. … a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical centers, April-June 2020. … October 19, 2022
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance … June 25, 2018
Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … February 29, 2012
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
January 22, 2017 - January 22, 2017
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance … April 16, 2019
Association of patient and family reports of hospital safety climate with … in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. … July 25, 2012
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … July 21, 2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46100/psn-pdf
July 11, 2017 - The tension between promoting mobility and preventing
falls in the hospital. … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the
Hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital
This commentary … The authors suggest that immobilizing
patients is not the answer to fall prevention and advocate for hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparing-rates-adverse-events-and-medical-errors-inpatient-psychiatric-units-veterans-health
January 30, 2019 - experience these patient safety events than VHA inpatients, even after controlling for patient and hospital … in hospitals. … September 19, 2016
Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year … multihospital falls collaborative. … May 5, 2014
Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-safety-culture-quality-care-missed-care-and-nurse-staffing-patient-falls-multisource
August 16, 2023 - In this study of 619 hospital nurses, a strong safety climate , good working conditions, and lower rates … of self-reported missed care were associated with a lower incidence of inpatient falls. … acute-care hospitals. … May 13, 2020
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38993/psn-pdf
January 04, 2010 - Relationship between call light use and response time
and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care
settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls … As hospitals search for effective interventions
to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking call … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41241/psn-pdf
June 15, 2012 - Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the
psychiatric unit. … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric unit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-psychiatric-unit
This study … /primer/root-cause-analysis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-expert-panels-falls-investigation-guide-toolkit-how-guide
January 09, 2025 - Tools/Toolkit
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: … Patient falls are common sentinel events . …
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September 1, 2021 … review of root cause analyses of falls leading to adverse events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-chief-executive-officer-maximizing-patient-safety
January 03, 2017 - December 9, 2020
The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital … July 10, 2017
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in … four hospitals in the United States. … March 23, 2011
Implementing patient safety initiatives in rural hospitals. … public hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-falls-and-other-safety-issues-occur-more-often-during-handovers-when-nurses-are-away
January 08, 2020 - This retrospective study examined the incidence of falls during nursing handovers performed in designated … No differences in the incidence of falls or fall severity during handovers performed away from patients … December 1, 2021
How do hospital inpatients conceptualise patient safety? … the hospital setting: a prospective observational study. … October 6, 2016
Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40181/psn-pdf
September 25, 2011 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
In this study … , hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls were associated with higher
operational … /issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-between-cracks-software
March 09, 2011 - Falling Between the Cracks in the Software
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Adler-Milstein J. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. … September 7, 2022
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