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1. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2006 - The Falls Toolkit notebook. … The Falls Toolkit Web site. … by Morse: accidental falls, anticipated physiologic falls, and unanticipated physiologic falls.13 … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci 1996; 41: 733-746. 15. Rogers E. … Toolkit Inside the Falls Toolkit Toolkit User Ratings VHA’s National Falls Data Collection Project

2. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   fear of falling, and increased health care use. … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing … This toolkit focuses on developing, implementing, and sustaining a fall prevention program. … in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care . … , including a primer  on falls.

3. AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent Search All … in Hospitals Toolkit in 2015. … Krason said this is where the AHRQ toolkit really made a difference. … , gait, and balance had on a post-acute care patient’s risk of falling,” Krason said. … in Hospitals Toolkit.

4. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit This toolkit, developed through an AHRQ … The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than 100 hospitals … Background Falls are the most common cause of preventable injury. … Fall Prevention Toolkit The research team led by Drs. … percent reduction in overall inpatient falls and a 34 percent reduction in injurious falls ( Dykes,

5. Final Progress Report: Generalizability and Spread of an Evidenced-based Fall Prevention Toolkit: Fall TIPS (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2024 - The Fall TIPS toolkit has been widely disseminated to prevent falls in hospitalized patients across … In an initial study of a refined Fall TIPS toolkit based on end-user feedback, the toolkit was associated … risk factors for falling with actionable, evidence-based interventions. … Subjects were confident in their ability to prevent patients from falling, rating themselves as 8 on … The Fall TIPS Toolkit has been widely disseminated to prevent falls in hospitalized patients and we

6. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2025 - Back to Contents Falls AHRQ Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities … This evidence-based toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in a cohort of over 100 acute care hospitals … initiative and tools are designed to support healthcare providers treating older adults who are at risk of falling … Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Falls Toolkit Organizations can use this toolkit from the VHA to … Toolkit elements include a program self-assessment, falls notebook, post-fall huddle documents, and more

7. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 20, 2016 - Clinical and environmental factors that place a patient at risk for falling postoperatively should … addition, use of certain medications may reduce a patient’s risk for postoperative hip fracture after falling … o Polypharmacy of greater than four or five medications per day can double a patient’s risk for falling … Preventing falls in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals … Step Up to Stop Falls Toolkit™ http://www.hfwcny.org/Tools/Broadcaster/frontend/itemcontent.asp?

8. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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   June 02, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Action Plan Tool … Completion Date for Plan Fall Rates (e.g., falls per 1,000 occupied bed days) are calculated

9. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2024 - This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. … With the Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit provided by AHRQ, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare (CRH … The goal of this initiative was to decrease patient falls and falls with injury. … and falls with injury. … Reducing Patient Falls AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals toolkit was instrumental in guiding the

10. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2025 - Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit http://www.patientsafety.va.gov … The toolkit is designed to aid facilities in developing a comprehensive falls prevention program. … The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit https://www.ohca.com/files/2023/01 … /TAB-28-Falls-Investigation-Guide-Toolkit-Oegon-Patient- Safety-Commission.pdf The Oregon Patient Safety … Commission published this toolkit to provide guidance on falls investigation within nursing homes that

11. Falls and Injury | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Falls and Injury Long-term care resources about falls and injuries The Falls Management Program … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Each year, somewhere between

12. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit Patient and staff safety in a hospital … health care facilities can minimize such safety problems as health care-associated infections, patient falls … The goal of the toolkit, developed by the Center for Health Design , is to assist in the design of a … The toolkit: Targets six areas of safety—infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries … Select to access the toolkit .

13. Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care Search All Impact … The goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting … The toolkit helps accomplish this goal by providing clear instructions on creating flowcharts to avoid … Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, New York, entered the collaborative with a "One Source of Truth … Nancy Huntington, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, reported, "It is Glens Falls' intent to actively use

14. New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls For older adults, falls are serious … These falls can cause bone fractures, disability, and even death. … Among people 75 and older, falls are far more likely to cause admissions into a long term care facility … Reduce patient risk and learn about falls through these useful resources: Falls Among Older Adults … : An Overview Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Using a Computerized

15. Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Guided by the toolkit and implementing interventions spanning people, process, and technology, MU Health … impact story: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare At Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care was instrumental in guiding the creation of an … 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

16. AHRQ Tools Help Wisconsin Hospitals Post Big Quality, Safety Gains | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - AHRQ's CUSP, RED Toolkit, and other resources have helped WHA member hospitals improve hospital safety … , prevent falls, and increase patient and family involvement in care. … Along with CUSP, AHRQ's RED Toolkit has helped many hospitals in Wisconsin reduce 30-day readmissions … Meanwhile, AHRQ's Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit helped 38 Wisconsin hospitals reduce falls … The toolkit focuses on the challenges hospitals face as they try to develop and sustain falls-prevention

17. Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Nursing Homes AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians on topics such as preventing falls … Home Survey Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders The Falls … Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Toolkit To Reduce

18. Hospital Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Hospitals Training Program to support the training of hospital staff on how to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … in Hospitals Toolkit. … NICU Toolkit This toolkit includes resources for hospitals that wish to improve safety when newborns … Preventing Falls in Hospitals Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United … Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented.

19. Healthcare Costs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent Chartbook … on Care Affordability Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit

20. Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Patients AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent … AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low AHRQ Tools … Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit … Disabilities Methods and Outcomes of Care Management Programs New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit