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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 17, 2019 - Awareness and confidence in patient safety topics including medication safety and fall prevention improved … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

  2. Homecare safety virtual quality improvement collaboratives | PSNet

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    January 24, 2024 - to improve healthcare quality and mitigate and prevent harm from homecare safety incidents such as falls … January 28, 2015 Examining causes and prevention strategies of adverse events in deceased … May 8, 2024 The challenge of risk prevention in home healthcare-an interview study with … See More About The Topic Researchers Home Care Educators Home Nursing Patient Falls

  3. Beyond error: a qualitative study of human factors in serious adverse events. | PSNet

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    December 18, 2024 - Resources Perspective The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … 27, 2024 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  4. Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - Patient falls. … Patient falls can be avoided. … Poor placement of handrails and small door openings are two primary causes of patient falls. … Interventions for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Systematic Review of Meta-Analysis of Randomized … A Collaborative Occupational Therapy and Nursing Approach to Falls Prevention in Hospital Inpatients.

  5. Title: IMProving Outcomes Related to Patients Through Advanced Nursing Technology (IMPORTANT) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2023 - play a critical role in infection prevention both in primary prevention such as education and … also secondary prevention as first responders through 24-hour surveillance, allowing them to … Preventing Falls in Hospitals. … Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection: … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: 5. How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices?

  6. Archived: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    February 15, 2013 - Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication … Recommendation Grade Community-dwelling Adults, 65 Years or Older, at Increased Risk for Falls … in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. … a history of recent falls or vitamin D deficiency ( B recommendation ). … The reviews did not examine other health outcomes, such as pregnancy complications, falls prevention,

  7. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

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    October 01, 2010 - Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. … * Falls at Dialysis Centers Falls are common–nearly 50% of patients had a fall in 190.5 person-years … * Preventing Falls There have been multiple recommendations to prevent falls at dialysis centers … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sets standards for infection control in dialysis units … Future investigation into the occurrence and prevention of adverse events and errors in dialysis units

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 27, 2017 - The toolkit focuses on six areas of safety: infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries … bad-hospital-design-making-us-sicker https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-design-construction-and-renovation-health-care-facilities-patient-safety-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 17, 2013 - Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-use-room-webcams The use of Webcams and virtual … bed rail alarms were correlated with decreased patient falls in this study. … fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  10. The relationship between registered nurses and nursing home quality: an integrative review (2008–2014). | PSNet

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    June 03, 2020 - could affect various quality and safety indicators (such as safety culture , pressure ulcers, and falls … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study … October 6, 2016 Special Issue on Falls.

  11. Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2024 - impact story: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare At Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … Initially focused on two medical-telemetry units and eventually expanding to include additional units, fall prevention … The "Fall Free Friday" activities resulted in a 31% decrease in acute care falls from 4th quarter 2022 … Their experience using this tool is summarized in "Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Preventing Falls

  12. Patient safety strategies in psychiatry and how they construct the notion of preventable harm: a scoping review. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2021 - These strategies primarily target reductions in suicide, self-harm, violence, and falls. … Related Resources Perspectives on Safety Suicide Prevention … July 1, 2020 Patient safety and suicide prevention in mental health services: time for … Health Care (Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology) Psychological and Social Complications Patient Falls

  13. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2023 - Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. … Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. National Action Plan for ADE prevention. … Serious falls in hospitalized patients: correlates and resource utilization. … How are the costs of care for medical falls distributed? … The costs of medical falls by component of cost, timing, and injury severity.

  14. 2024 Report to Congress on Evidence Gaps | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    January 01, 2024 - The topics featured in this report include: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions … and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation Breast Cancer: Screening Falls … Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions Future research can help fill gaps in these … priorities, the USPSTF aims to inspire collaboration among researchers to generate new knowledge in disease prevention

  15. Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - We focused on the prevention of delirium and falls, as these are two of the most common preventable … These data provide support for the proposed research project.Gurwitz et al suggest that prevention … et al, 1998), with over 50% of residents falling each year. … The prevention of adverse drug events. ECPN 2005;June:26-32. Feinberg JL. … Medications and falls. Causation, correlation, and prevention.

  16. Methods to increase reliability in quality improvement projects. | PSNet

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    October 20, 2021 - January 23, 2017 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … January 12, 2022 The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs … Article Study The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention … of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments. … November 16, 2022 Improving hospital infant safe sleep compliance by using safety prevention

  17. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2022 - Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented. … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care focuses on overcoming the challenges … represent a patient safety problem, and they can be a signal that the resident is at increased risk for falling … condition, Module Two addresses communicating changes in a resident's condition, and Module Three Addresses Falls … Prevention and Management.

  18. A framework for the analysis of communication errors in health care. | PSNet

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    October 21, 2020 - Falls and delays in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery were the most common adverse events related to … 14, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … June 15, 2016 Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team.

  19. Health Information Technology Leadership Panel: Final Report. | PSNet

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    March 30, 2022 - Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 3, 2012 Lewin Group: Falls … Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … February 12, 2020 National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … November 30, 2016 National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 10, 2008 - Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial of staff education … Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial of staff education … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff … - education The authors assessed the efficacy of a staff training program for reducing patient falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff-education
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