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161. Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory environments. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - Patient falls represent a significant cause of patient harm. … While most research on falls focus on the in-patient setting, this study reviewed research evidence … and findings from environmental assessments to provide recommendations for reducing risk of falls in … a paediatric hospital. … June 8, 2010 Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs

162. Open for Better Care. | PSNet
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     January 28, 2015 - analysis of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals … at a safety net hospital. … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. … February 13, 2013 Aware in Care. … December 5, 2012 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health

163. Is evidence guiding practice? Reported versus observed adherence to contact precautions: a pilot study. | PSNet
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     June 28, 2017 - Although hospital staff members demonstrated excellent knowledge regarding contact precautions , they … June 28, 2017 Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients … hospitals: a descriptive study. … November 30, 2022 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States.

164. Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study. | PSNet
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     February 19, 2020 - July 5, 2017 Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … June 12, 2019 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in … four hospitals in the United States. … hospital settings. … a specialty cardiac hospital.

165. Potentially harmful medication dispenses after a fall or hip fracture: a mixed methods study of a commonly used quality measure. | PSNet
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     May 05, 2021 - While falls are common in older adults, there was a 31% increase in death due to falls in the U.S. … from 2007-2016, partially associated with the increase in older adults in the population. … , and documentation of falls made it challenging to consider falls when prescribing medications. … February 12, 2020 Determination of unnecessary blood transfusion by comprehensive 15-hospital … of a refined evidence-based toolkit and mentored implementation on medication reconciliation at 18 hospitals

166. Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 Final Report. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2015 - May 6, 2015 Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the … December 24, 2008 Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach From the Joint Commission … Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Keys to safer hospitals. … December 3, 2008 Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania.

167. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     October 30, 2024 - Findings suggest that urban hospitals, smaller hospitals, and hospitals not affiliated with a larger … Findings suggest that urban hospitals, smaller hospitals, and hospitals not affiliated with a larger … Study Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls in a pediatric hospital. … This report analyzed a set of patient safety measures in 1,300 hospitals and found that in the first

168. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2016 - Reducing preventable harm in hospitals. February 12, 2016 Bornstein D. New York Times. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-preventable-harm-hospitals Discussing the importance of designing … collaboratives, including the Partnership for Patients initiative, as approaches that show promise in … as hospital-acquired infections, patient falls, and culture change. … partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

169. Safer Hospital Care: Strategies for Continuous Innovation, Second Edition. | PSNet
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     October 05, 2022 - Citation Text: Safer Hospital Care: Strategies for Continuous Innovation, Second Edition. … Resources Perspective The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls December 18, 2024 … October 5, 2011 The Patient Safety Initiative at America’s Public Hospitals: The Year … February 9, 2011 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health

170. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit. | PSNet
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     May 01, 2017 - The toolkit focuses on six areas of safety: infections , falls , medication errors , security, injuries … January 24, 2018 Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events to Decrease Hospital Costs … December 18, 2008 Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … August 17, 2016 Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals. … December 9, 2015 Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care

171. Harm Free Care. | PSNet
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     April 15, 2020 - This initiative seeks to reduce four key sources of harm in hospitals: pressure ulcers, falls, catheter-associated … Related Resources Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital … awaiting long-term care in hospital. … September 14, 2022 Hospital Compare. … January 23, 2019 HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study

172. Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: a retrospective multi-incident analysis. | PSNet
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     August 17, 2022 - Patient falls are considered a never event and can result in serious injury . … This study retrospectively reviewed inpatient falls resulting in injury and the strength of the improvement … in a Canadian regional hospital system: a retrospective time series analysis. … delays to identification of serious injury after falls in hospital inpatients. … August 18, 2021 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Long-Term

173. Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     March 09, 2022 - September 13, 2023 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … May 25, 2022 Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital … July 13, 2022 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … December 27, 2018 Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … December 21, 2014 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

174. Safety standards: implementing fall prevention interventions and sustaining lower fall rates by promoting the culture of safety on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. | PSNet
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     July 12, 2018 - Inpatient falls are a pervasive sentinel event that require improvements in processes and the environment … July 1, 2020 Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … April 6, 2022 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … December 23, 2020 A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication … August 14, 2013 An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

175. Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 14, 2011 - Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals. … in hospitals: a qualitative study. … January 2, 2013 Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Hospital Care. … October 12, 2011 Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences.

176. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - 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.

177. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2022 - Trends in adverse event rates in hospitalized patients, 2010-2019. … Trends in adverse event rates in hospitalized patients, 2010-2019. … hospitals is a longstanding national priority. … the rates of adverse events (e.g., adverse drug events, hospital-acquired infections, postoperative … adverse events, hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, falls) over time among patients hospitalized for

178. The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National Health Service in England: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis. | PSNet
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     January 12, 2022 - Study The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National … The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National Health Service in England … did not improve rates of either pressure ulcers or falls. … The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National Health Service in England … awaiting long-term care in hospital.

179. Patient safety culture and the association with safe resident care in nursing homes. | PSNet
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     September 19, 2018 - structure ( safety culture ), a process (use of physical restraints), and an outcome (incidence of falls … statistically significant association between higher safety culture scores, lower use of restraints, and fewer falls … the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety Collaborative. … a study of U.S. hospitals. … WebM&M Cases Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls

180. Health Information Technology Leadership Panel: Final Report. | PSNet
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     March 30, 2022 - Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … a VA hospital: design and outcomes. … January 13, 2021 Adverse Events in Rehabilitation Hospitals: National Incidence Among … June 18, 2013 Adverse Events in Hospitals: Medicare's Responses to Alleged Serious Events