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41. Tool 2G: Managing Change Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/manage-change-checklist.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 2G: Managing Change Checklist Previous Page Next Page … Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview Icons … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team.

42. New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/patients-risk-of-falls.html
    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

43. Tool 4D: Implementing Best Practices Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/implementing-best-practices.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 4D: Implementing Best Practices Checklist Previous Page … Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team.

44. Tool 4A: Assigning Responsibilities for Using Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/responsibilities.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 4A: Assigning Responsibilities for Using Best Practices … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments … determine who will be responsible for each task identified in your set of best practices for preventing falls … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team.

45. Tool 3I: Medication Fall Risk Score and Evaluation Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/medication-risk-score.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 3I: Medication Fall Risk Score and Evaluation Tools Previous … Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments … - 32.04 KB] Background: This tool can be used to identify medication-related risk factors for falls … 3G, "STRATIFY Scale for Identifying Fall Risk Factors" ) to determine if a patient is at risk for falls … † Although not included in the original scoring system, the falls toolkit team recommends that you

46. 1. Are you ready for this change? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/ready-change.html
    January 01, 2013 - Falls are common: Falls are the most frequently reported incident in adult inpatient units. … The rate of falls ranges from 1.7 to 25 falls per 1,000 patient days (see sections 5.1.3 to 5.1.5 for … The Organizational Readiness Checklist and other end-of-chapter checklists are designed to provide toolkit … with ways to check their progress through the assessment and implementation steps discussed in the toolkit … They may be useful in ensuring that toolkit users have not skipped essential steps (e.g., ensuring leadership

47. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention (doc file)
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    January 01, 2013 - in Hospitals Toolkit in your hospital’s Fall Prevention Program. … (This is discussed on page 36 of the Toolkit.) … (This is addressed on page 44 of the Toolkit.) … in Hospitals Toolkit. … Preventing falls in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care.

48. Tool 5A: Information To Include in Incident Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 5A: Information To Include in Incident Reports Previous … Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments … Reference: Adapted from National Health Service publication Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Hospital. … Days since admission Ensure timescales for assessing and preventing falls are tailored to when falls … as a side effect, may contribute to falls.

49. Falls and Injury | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/index.html
    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

50. Fallpxtool0A (doc file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … is embarking on an important new initiative focused on the prevention of falls among … Physicians: Are patients’ medications checked for their risk of causing falls? … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s new toolkit. … This comprehensive toolkit outlines steps in the improvement process and provides relevant tools.

51. Tool 3F: Orthostatic Vital Sign Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/orthostatic-vital-sign.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 3F: Orthostatic Vital Sign Measurement Previous Page Next … Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview … 32.37 KB] 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. … A significant change in vital signs with a change in position also signals increased risk for falls.

52. AHRQ Slide Template 2004
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    January 01, 2013 - AHRQ Slide Template 2004 Preventing Falls in Hospitals A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Agency … for Healthcare Research & Quality Toolkit: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care … Falls Prevention Toolkit for Hospitals Web based design Evidence-based tools for falls prevention (35 … practices Measuring fall rates and fall prevention practices Program sustainability Inputs to toolkit … Falls with Injury 3.5 1.5 2 0.5 2.6 1 3 1.2 Sheet1 Falls Falls with Injury 2008 3.5 1.5 2009 2

53. Tool 3C: Tool Covering Environmental Safety at the Bedside | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 3C: Tool Covering Environmental Safety at the Bedside … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments … References Word Version [ - 36.01 KB] Background: Facility safety is key to preventing falls … Reference: Adapted from AHRQ publication on the Falls Management Program for nursing homes.

54. Icons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Icons Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing … Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview Icons 1. … Bibliography of Studies Implementing Fall Prevention Practices References Throughout this toolkit … examples drawn from experiences in a variety of organizations, including the hospitals that tested this toolkit

55. 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 … Safety Culture 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

56. Roadmap | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/roadmap.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing … Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview Icons 1. … 49.85 KB] All interdisciplinary team members 1.2 Evaluate current organizational attention to falls … engineer, hospital employee who enters patient rooms 3.3 Identify important risk factors for falls … 5.1 Collect the right data to learn about falls, fall-related injuries, and their causes Tool 5A,

57. Tool 1C: Leadership Support Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/leadership-support.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Tool 1C: Leadership Support Assessment Previous Page Next Page … Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview Icons … information on who is part of the senior leadership team, go to the resource box in section 1.3 of the toolkit … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team based on the Ontario Agency for Health Protection

58. Mississippi Hospital Reduces Patient Falls by 25 Percent Using AHRQ Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Mississippi Hospital Reduces Patient Falls by 25 Percent Using AHRQ Program Search All Impact Case … Anderson Regional Medical Center, a 260-bed hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, reduced patient falls … by 25 percent after implementing AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals Training Program in 2015. … The reduction in patient falls resulted in an estimated $238,000 savings in medical costs. … in Hospitals Toolkit Topic(s): Healthcare Costs, Quality of Care, Outcomes

59. 4. How do you implement the fall prevention program in your organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/implementation.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals 4. … What roles and responsibilities will staff have in preventing falls? … Our focus in this toolkit is primarily on preventing falls at the unit level. … patient asks to use the toilet or if  patients are sitting in a position that puts them at risk for falling … toolkit Web site: www.patientsafety.gov/SafetyTopics/fallstoolkit/index.html The AHRQ-sponsored Falls

60. Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2017 - ’s Fall Prevention Toolkit. … Training Module and Webinar Alignment With Toolkit Toolkit Chapter Guiding Question Training Module … 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