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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8g.html
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Prevention … 1,307
3,856
Min
s
s
s
s
s
Max
8,542
18,831
29,268
21,622
s
Injurious Falls … 1,213
1,051
1,628
s
Max
12,315
10,606
s
11,115
13,261
11,132
11,243
Injurious Falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8e.html
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Prevention … 1,613
1,534
Min
s
s
s
s
s
Max
9,819
25,000
60,870
21,053
s
Injurious Falls … s
s
485
s
Max
13,223
10,425
7,934
16,685
41,237
12,441
11,765
Injurious Falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/oirtab.html
December 01, 2012 - Data & Measures
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Prevention … 6,913
2,846
Composite: ACSC Overall
17,971
7,139
Pressure Ulcer
3,067
1,136
Injurious Falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/acknowledgements.html
July 01, 2018 - Data & Measures
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Prevention … Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3b.docx
January 01, 2006 - These rounds integrate fall prevention activities with the rest of a patient’s care.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
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Prevention … Other examples of effective check-backs include:
One member of the team calls out, "BP is falling, … BP is falling and at 80/48, down from 90/60."
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201419.html
November 01, 2014 - Data & Measures
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Prevention … protocols for communication, teamwork, and leadership to address other patient safety issues such as falls … prevention, medication safety, urinary tract infection, and pressure ulcers.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3f.docx
January 29, 2013 - Measurement
Background: This tool can be used to identify orthostatic hypotension, a risk factor for falls … When a patient is on a medication that may cause orthostasis and has other risk factors for falls. … Tool 3G, ‘STRATIFY Scale for Identifying Fall Risk Factors”) to determine a patient’s risk factors for falls … vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding), have had syncope or near syncope (dizziness, fainting), or are at risk for falls … A significant change in vital signs with a change in position also signals increased risk for falls.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressure-injury/index.html
October 01, 2017 - The Power of Nutrition for Pressure Ulcer Prevention —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation … Putting the Nutrition Guidelines into Practice for Pressure Injury Prevention —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention … Staff Roles and Training for Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention … Wound Classification —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program Training Webinar. … Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program Training
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-rates-2019-updated.pdf
January 01, 2019 - National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such
as adverse drug events and injuries from falls … Adverse
Drug
Events
-28%
CAUTI*
-5%
CLABSI+
-6%
Clostridioides
difficile
Infections
-37%
Falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool1b.docx
January 28, 2013 - This form should be completed by the individual interested in initiating or reinvigorating a fall prevention
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Prevention … Disabilities
November 14, 2023
Clinical Decision Support Found To Improve Use of Blood Clot Prevention … Surveillance
October 24, 2023
New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls … Improve Healthcare Quality
May 16, 2023
AHRQ Views: For Women’s Health Week, Let’s Make Prevention
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool1a.docx
January 01, 2004 - There is a growing recognition that organizational change to improve patient safety, including fall prevention … For example, it may be difficult for your hospital to overcome chronic underreporting of falls if you … completed by all interdisciplinary team members and staff on units preparing to implement the fall prevention … “Patient safety” is defined as the avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or adverse events resulting
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Data & Measures
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Prevention … Harms such as adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections, falls, and obstetric adverse events
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/893.html
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Prevention … Chesapeake Regional Healthcare used AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality … creation of the “Fall-Free Friday” initiative, which resulted in a 31 percent decrease in acute care falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/Updated-hacreportFInal2017data.pdf
July 01, 2020 - adverse drug events, and injuries due to procedures,
as well as pressure ulcers/pressure injuries and falls … Comparing these data with other sources of information, such as the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention … measured with MPSMS, the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators
(PSIs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery
(PSI … MPSMS In-Hospital
Patient Falls
239,286 8.04 225,199 7.57 223,106 7.50 226,642 7.62
Obstetric
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-ptsafety-and-covid-19.pdf
November 01, 2021 - • Patient safety concerns such as falls,
pressure injuries, and adverse medication
events were reported … Conditions
The CFER-H technical specifications capture 10 types of patient safety concerns (e.g., falls … stage of pressure ulcer
o Stage on admission
o Admission skin inspection documented
o Pressure ulcer prevention … of reports, patient safety concerns that are typically not associated with the COVID-
19 PHE (e.g., falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool2b.docx
January 15, 2016 - If you find that your organization has fully operationalized QI processes, connect the fall prevention … If some processes are missing, advocate for them to be put into place in the context of the fall prevention
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/index.html
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Prevention … frequently occurring events, e.g., not just fall rates over a given time, but also the percentage of falls
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/opioids/health-systems-research.html
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Prevention … older adults who experienced common side effects from opioids (such as constipation, confusion, nausea, falls … AHRQ is funding multiple responses to this challenge:
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids … Prescribing for Chronic Pain in High Risk Populations: implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention