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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/node/46483/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Falls are a primary focus of … quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perception-fall-risk-and-fall-risk-screening-scores
December 07, 2022 - Falls in inpatient healthcare settings are a common patient safety event. … March 17, 2021
Frequency of medication administration timing error in hospitals: a systematic … among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … December 21, 2014
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … and Safety Professionals
Geriatrics
Hospital Medicine
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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/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/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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/100k-lives-falling-short
November 11, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
100K Lives falling short. … Citation Text:
100K Lives falling short. Robeznieks A. … November 11, 2015
Safety in numbers. … April 13, 2016
Reducing preventable harm in hospitals. … Keys to safer hospitals.
June 17, 2010
Fixing America's hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-who-falls-its-always-trade
February 17, 2011 - The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off". … November 21, 2021
Language proficiency and adverse events in US hospitals: a pilot study … after hospital discharge. … August 15, 2018
Hospital-readmission risk--isolating hospital effects from patient effects … alternate level of care patients awaiting long-term care in hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-bedrails-falls-and-injury-systematic-review-clinical-studies
March 15, 2016 - March 15, 2016
Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … June 17, 2014
Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals: … July 2, 2014
'Global Trigger Tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten … June 9, 2021
Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … February 26, 2020
A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication
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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/node/45592/psn-pdf
October 27, 2016 - Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach From
the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare … Falls are a common hazard among both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. … This report summarizes the
results of a collaborative to identify and address the root causes of falls … in hospitals and provides case
studies from the participating organizations to illustrate their experiences … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/6-pack-programme-decrease-fall-injuries-acute-hospitals-cluster-randomised-controlled-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37401/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-
care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and
chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic … has not been
reduced by hospital fall prevention programs, although similar efforts appear to be more … 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/38307/psn-pdf
January 07, 2009 - Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national
observational study based on retrospective analysis … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study
based on retrospective analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-english-and-welsh-hospitals-national-observational-study-based-
retrospective-analysis … This multi-institutional survey sought to characterize the incidence of falls among inpatients in different … hospital environments and identified wide variation in both fall rates and reporting practices.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-preventable-harm-hospitals
March 16, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Reducing preventable harm in hospitals. … Citation Text:
Reducing preventable harm in hospitals. Bornstein D. New York Times. … hospital-acquired infections, patient falls , and culture change . … hospitals. … June 29, 2016
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-standard-risk-screening-and-assessment-forms-prevent-harm-older-people-australian
May 11, 2022 - Use of standard risk screening and assessment forms to prevent harm to older people in Australian hospitals … 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. … December 29, 2014
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … February 1, 2012
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40040/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital
inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … In this study conducted at two Australian hospitals, cognitively intact patients who
received a multimodal … in geriatric inpatients. … A case of recurrent falls is discussed in an AHRQ
WebM&M commentary. … 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/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-falls-and-reduces-harm
April 16, 2018 - In this study, researchers analyzed electronic health record (EHR) data from a 13-hospital health care … August 4, 2021
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … August 9, 2023
Why hospitals still make serious medical errors—and how they are trying … April 17, 2013
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40454/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and
falls in military hospitals. … Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and
falls in military hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-unit-level-staffing-medication-errors-and-falls-military-hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-unit-level-staffing-medication-errors-and-falls-military-hospitals … nurses-relate-contributing-factors-involved-medication-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-adding-2-way-video-monitoring-system-falls-and-costs-high-risk-inpatients
April 24, 2018 - This study evaluated the impact of video monitoring (VM) plus in-person sitters on falls among high-risk … patients at one academic hospital system. … hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … August 9, 2023
Why hospitals still make serious medical errors—and how they are trying … April 17, 2013
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