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121. A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls Theme: Optimizing Care Delivery for … Falls can have devastating health consequences for older adults but are not often discussed in primary … Fall prevention is possible, but older adults who are at the highest risk of falling need to receive … because falls can be caused by different factors, like the effects of certain medications. … Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE)—supports PCPs in identifying older adults at risk of falling

122. Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2018 - adults in the United States. 1 In 2014, 28.7% of community-dwelling adults 65 years or older reported falling … who have previously fallen and fear falling again. … prevention. … Effects of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral group intervention on fear of falling and activity avoidance … Effect of cholecalciferol plus calcium on falling in ambulatory older men and women: a 3-year randomized

123. Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - in Hospitals Training Program Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide Fall Prevention … in Hospitals—Webinars Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit Hospital Resources … Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented. … Select to download individual sections from the falls prevention toolkit roadmap . … What roles and responsibilities will staff have in preventing falls?     4.2.

124. Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - in Hospitals Training Program Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide Fall Prevention … in Hospitals—Webinars Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit Hospital Resources … Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented. … Select to download individual sections from the falls prevention toolkit roadmap . … What roles and responsibilities will staff have in preventing falls?     4.2.

125. Reducing Patient Falls with Evidence-based Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - primary care physicians develop falls prevention strategies. … To use it, clinicians determine a hospital patient’s risk of falling and develop a tailored falls prevention … Dykes expanded her falls prevention efforts to primary care. … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Falls … TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit Preventing Falls in Hospitals The Falls Management

126. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Falls Prevention Self-Assessment … Falls Prevention Plan Section 3: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Resident Falls Section 4: … Communication Practices Users and Uses The main users are members of the Falls Prevention Change … The use of On-Time Falls Prevention not only helps improve risk identification and communication of risk … Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet Return to Falls Prevention

127. Special Issue on Falls. | PSNet
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     May 05, 2021 - managing fall risks and strategies to prevent falls . … Root causes of adverse drug events in hospitals and artificial intelligence capabilities for prevention … March 17, 2021 View More Related Resources Infection Prevention … August 14, 2013 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … March 2, 2012 Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.

128. Falls Reduction Training Program
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     October 01, 2008 - Falls Reduction Training Program Falls Prevention Program Used with permission [Insert facility name … and accrediting standards for falls prevention Identify intrinsic and extrinsic factors for falls Recognize … the role of patient assessment in falls prevention efforts Identify strategies to prevent patient falls … a patient’s risk of falling is one of the root causes of falls-related sentinel events. … Falls are more likely to occur when staff members have not been apprised of a patient’s risk of falling

129. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention The Agency for Healthcare Research … and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Falls Prevention to help nursing homes with electronic medical records … Overview of On-Time Introduction to On-Time Falls Prevention Electronic Reports Implementation … Implementation Materials: Self-Assessment Worksheet for Falls Prevention . … Falls Prevention Electronic Reports: Instructor Guide  ( PDF File , 3 MB).

130. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2010 - Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci . 1996;41:733-46. … Falls: The Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older People. … The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older … An outpatient multifactorial falls prevention intervention does not reduce falls in high-risk elderly … Development of a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials: the Prevention of Falls Network

131. Menu of Implementation Strategies - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2017 - Menu of Implementation Strategies - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies … The On-Time Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies for using reports is a list of potential … Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies Existing New Falls High Risk Report 1. … Weekly Falls Risk or Safety Meetings AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention

132. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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     February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

133. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community Dwelling Adults (pdf file)
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     January 21, 2025 - D Grade The USPSTF recommends against supplementation with vitamin D for the prevention of falls in … • Preventing older adults from falling and breaking a bone is important to their health and independence … recommendation/osteoporosis-screening https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions … Preventing Falls and Hip Fractures (CDC) Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention … /prevention/index.html https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-prevention

134. Module 5: How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - How do you measure fall prevention practices? … Tool 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes. … How do you measure fall prevention practices? … falls, accidental falls, unanticipated falls, and intentional falls. … How to measure fall prevention practices.

135. Archived: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - adults in the United States. 1 In 2014, 28.7% of community-dwelling adults 65 years or older reported falling … who have previously fallen and fear falling again. … prevention. … Effects of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral group intervention on fear of falling and activity avoidance … Effect of cholecalciferol plus calcium on falling in ambulatory older men and women: a 3-year randomized

136. Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2017 - Reducing Patient Falls Chapter 5 How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices? … : Acute Rehab Challenge: Adequately monitoring patients at high risk of falling. … Our goal is to provide you with an excellent patient experience and prevent you from falling, so you … During shift huddles, patients at risk of falling are discussed. … Consider collecting data on all types of falls (e.g., assisted falls, falls without injury, falls with

137. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     August 03, 2017 - Fall Prevention Toolkit Fall Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Tool 5A: Information to Include in Incident … prevention. … Days since admission Ensure timescales for assessing and preventing falls are tailored to when falls … as a side effect, may contribute to falls. 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes Background … Available at: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/falls-prevention-resources.

138. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     August 03, 2017 - Fall Prevention Toolkit Fall Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Tool 5A: Information to Include in Incident … prevention. … Days since admission Ensure timescales for assessing and preventing falls are tailored to when falls … as a side effect, may contribute to falls. 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes Background … Available at: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/falls-prevention-resources.

139. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     August 03, 2017 - Fall Prevention Toolkit Fall Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Tool 5A: Information to Include in Incident … prevention. … Days since admission Ensure timescales for assessing and preventing falls are tailored to when falls … as a side effect, may contribute to falls. 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes Background … Available at: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/falls-prevention-resources.

140. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     August 03, 2017 - Fall Prevention Toolkit Fall Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Tool 5A: Information to Include in Incident … prevention. … Days since admission Ensure timescales for assessing and preventing falls are tailored to when falls … as a side effect, may contribute to falls. 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes Background … Available at: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/falls-prevention-resources.