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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836962/psn-pdf
    April 20, 2022 - Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. … Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-human-factors-and-ergonomics-principles-prevent-inpatient-falls Changes … This study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of a fall prevention … The fall prevention program – implemented in July 2020 – led to a reduction of fall rates, but not to

  2. Bringing Communities and Technology Together for Healthy Aging - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-communities-and-technology-together-healthy-aging/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - ; 3) relapse from proven falls-prevention strategies; 4) loss of driving privileges; and 5) unreliable … system to sustain the benefits of an evidence-based falls-prevention program for older adults. … Lastly, E-CHESS and its related driving, falls prevention, and service dependability systems will be … ; relapse from proven falls prevention strategies; loss of driving privileges, and unreliable home services … (Upcoming) Promote wide dissemination of E-CHESS and its related driving, falls prevention, and service

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 23, 2016 - Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities Falls … in the hospital are common, particularly among elderly patients, and falls resulting in serious injury … at risk for falls, establishing a multidisciplinary fall prevention team, using patient-specific approaches … primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-event-alert https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  4. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits - Functional Specifications (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxspecs.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Background On-Time Quality Improvement for Falls Prevention (On-Time Falls Prevention) is designed to … AHRQ On-Time Falls Prevention The AHRQ On-Time Falls Prevention Reports are listed in the table below … On-Time Falls Prevention Reports 1 Falls High-Risk Report 2 Fall Risk Factors Report by Unit or Facility … Specifications for Each Falls Prevention Report 3.1. Falls High-Risk Report 3.1.1. … Specifications for Each Falls Prevention Report 3.1. Falls High-Risk Report 3.1.1.

  5. The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three midwestern hospitals. | PSNet

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    January 03, 2017 - In this study, hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls were associated with … higher operational costs and longer lengths of stay, further building an economic case for fall prevention … January 3, 2017 Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … April 17, 2013 Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among … October 4, 2011 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

  6. Appendix 3-B. Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - Falls Prevention Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Appendix 1-B. … How does falls management and response lower the likelihood of future falls? … The staff is educated on how to prevent falls. All of the above. … Answer: d How does falls management and response lower the likelihood of future falls? … The staff is educated on how to prevent falls. All of the above.

  7. Final Progress Report: Producing Evidence: Coordination within a Multiteam System Makes Healthcare Safer (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Being Safe from Falling in the Hospital. 2. … Prevention. … Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. … Prevention. … Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: A systematic review.

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2012 - Elderly Falls. February 1, 2012 J Safety Res. 2011;42(6):415-542. …   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elderly-falls This special issue explores fall prevention, including … strategies, literature reviews, and progress reports from organizations involved in fall prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elderly-falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-quality-improvement-methods-prevent-falls-and-injury-falls-enhancing-resident

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 13, 2022 - Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions … Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions … Patient falls can be reduced through effective quality and safety strategies. … This scoping review discusses common post-acute care intervention domains to reduce falls for older … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/post-acute-transitional-services-safety-home-based-care-programs

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 24, 2024 - Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024 Patient falls are a … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room.

  11. Care Planning Clinical Decision Support Tool Specifications (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/action-cp-cds-tool-specifications.pdf
    June 16, 2021 - was designed to provide front line nurses with real-time feedback regarding the status of the fall prevention … years of age and older at the time of admission (the age restriction was imposed because the Fall Prevention … or at risk for injury from fall and the prevention plan was not initiated [“Not Done”] … fall and has a fall or fall-related injury prevention plan of care initiated … At risk for falls At risk for injury due to falls Post-falls (phase) Fields that map to the “Falls

  12. The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide. | PSNet

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    January 09, 2025 - Tools/Toolkit The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: … Citation Text: The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide. … Patient falls are common sentinel events . … latest revision of this toolkit shares insights on applying the tenets of root cause analysis to falls … April 6, 2022 Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities.

  13. Use of standard risk screening and assessment forms to prevent harm to older people in Australian hospitals: a mixed methods study. | PSNet

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    May 11, 2022 - August 17, 2022 Nurses' harm prevention practices during admission of an older person … November 18, 2016 Nursing guidelines for comprehensive harm prevention strategies for … December 29, 2014 Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … December 21, 2014 Elderly Falls. … February 1, 2012 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

  14. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    April 17, 2018 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that vitamin D supplementation does not prevent falls. … risk for falls; multifactorial interventions may also be effective in some persons as well. … Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review for the U.S. … Clinician’s guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. … of falls and their consequences.

  15. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - Falls Prevention Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Appendix 1-B. … Falls Prevention and Management . … Falls Prevention     Principal Message     Principal Audiences     Workbook Content Overview     …     Translating the Teaching into Practice     Quality Improvement     Applying QI to Improving Falls … Prevention and Management     Appendix 3-A.

  16. Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? | PSNet

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    May 08, 2024 - Commentary Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024 … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room . … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024?

  17. Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2010 - Target Population: Elderly * Summary: Pressure ulcers and injurious falls … Substantial research has documented that prevention of pressure ulcers and falls is possible, yet these … home staff to intervene in a timely manner with at-risk residents to reduce the incidence of injurious falls … Standardized set of documentation data elements and definitions Clinical Reports and Tracking Tools Falls … Prevention: High Risk Report Falls Quality Improvement Monitor Reports The avoidable hospitalization

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 10, 2011 - An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … describes a fall prevention program that successfully reduced falls and fall-related injury rates in … /issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866857/psn-pdf
    October 02, 2024 - Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood- … disorders-quality Falls with injury are a never event. … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls in a pediatric hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and

  20. AHRQ Slide Template 2004 (ppt file)

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    December 01, 2013 - AHRQ Slide Template 2004 On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support … in Nursing Homes Pressure ulcers, falls, and preventable hospitalizations happen too often in nursing … & managing high risk residents to: Prevent Pressure Ulcers Monitor Pressure Ulcer Healing Prevent Falls … Pressure Ulcer Healing Falls Prevention Avoidable Transfers Answers on Demand ✔* ✔* American Data/ … time-series design with comparison group Shows 60% reduction when integrate 3-4 reports California falls
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