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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44441/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Preventing Falls With Injury. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
Patient falls are preventable and can be addressed … in their
facilities and design interventions to drive improvement. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72756/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - fall
prevention in a nursing home. … fall prevention in a nursing home. … are an ongoing patient safety concern, yet mitigating falls among inpatients remains
challenging. … decrease in the rate of falls and injuries. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pilot-testing-fall-tips-tailoring-interventions-patient-safety-patient-centered-fall
March 27, 2019 - hospitals. … hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical centers, April-June 2020. … Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
In-hospital … sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four hospitals in the United States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-hospitals-accountable
December 09, 2020 - January 25, 2023
Association of rapid response teams with hospital mortality in Medicare … April 21, 2015
The effect of health information technology on quality in U.S. hospitals … March 20, 2013
Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … October 19, 2012
Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries … September 20, 2011
Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-prevent-falls-older-adults-updated-evidence-report-and-systematic-review-us
November 14, 2018 - Review
Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and … prevalence of health care-associated infections in U.S. hospitals. … multistate hospital network--13 academic medical centers, April-June 2020. … hospitals. … November 30, 2022
Miscarriage treatment-related morbidities and adverse events in hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-organizational-context-and-structure-predictors-medication-errors-and-patient-falls
January 22, 2020 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Failure to rescue and 30-day in-hospital … mortality in hospitals with and without crew-resource-management safety training. … January 22, 2020
Organizational safety climate and job enjoyment in hospital surgical … December 15, 2021
Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in … military 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/effects-intervention-increase-bed-alarm-use-prevent-falls-hospitalized-patients-cluster
January 03, 2017 - Study
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized … In this randomized controlled trial, use of a standardized bed alarm system did not reduce falls in … January 3, 2017
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States. … March 13, 2019
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-psychiatric-unit
September 18, 2019 - 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. … August 11, 2021
Inpatient suicide on mental health units in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals … November 6, 2019
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans … September 19, 2016
Inpatient suicide and suicide attempts in Veterans Affairs hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-use-room-webcams
July 19, 2023 - The use of Webcams and virtual bed rail alarms were correlated with decreased patient falls in this … May 13, 2021
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. … March 23, 2012
Elderly Falls. … February 1, 2012
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … September 20, 2011
Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
February 14, 2017 - Study
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … May 4, 2015
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … April 15, 2009
Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
July 24, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk. … But are hospitals getting any safer? … May 17, 2023
Medication errors in the emergency department: need for pharmacy involvement … April 26, 2012
In-home medication reviews: a novel approach to improving patient care … multicomponent intervention focusing on the medication monitoring phase to prevent potential adverse drug events in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848110/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls in
Nursing Homes. … Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting
daily activities: a … Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes:
clinical practice guideline. … Strategies to prevent falls and fractures in hospitals and care
homes and effect of cognitive impairment … hospitals: a systematic review of
literature.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls-acute-care-settings
March 13, 2008 - Study
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in … As hospitals search for effective interventions to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking … patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … September 26, 2018
Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals. … medical and surgical wards of selected hospitals in Kuwait.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-root-cause-analysis-improve-patient-safety-decreasing-falls-postpartum-women
August 04, 2021 - Study
Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in … Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … August 4, 2021
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … June 12, 2019
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center
June 27, 2018 - This pre–post study of a multimodal quality improvement intervention in three hospital units demonstrated … a decrease in the number of falls . … Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
In-hospital … sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four hospitals in the United States. … Care
September 1, 2011
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-center-patient-safety-falls-toolkit-2004
May 24, 2017 - Citation Text:
National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … Toolkit to assist VA facilities in implementing or improving falls prevention efforts. … a VA hospital: design and outcomes. … the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. … May 3, 2006
Recommendations for Safe Use of Insulin in Hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-patient-safety-new-task-design-reducing-patient-falls
January 04, 2010 - Study
Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … September 20, 2023
Reduction in hospital-wide clinical laboratory specimen identification … December 19, 2012
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
September 14, 2022 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children … A multidisciplinary research team in the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the Texas Children’s Hospital … a United Kingdom hospital. … children's hospital. … Hospitals
Quality and Safety Professionals
Pediatrics
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-inpatient-falls-and-cost-benefit-analysis-implementation-evidence-based-fall-prevention
December 02, 2020 - Study
Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based … Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention … Patient falls are associated with poorer clinical outcomes, and increased costs to the health system … eight American hospitals. … December 5, 2013
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