Analyzing contributing factors and implementing targeted, sustainable solutions have helped hospi...

October 10th, 2016
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While much work has been done in the hospital setting, patient falls continue to be a problem. As...

October 4th, 2016
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Reducing and eliminating patient harm are at the forefront of patient safety and continue to be a...

September 16th, 2016
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Their journey to eliminate falls with injury started last year, working towards a safety culture ...

June 18th, 2015
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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

June 18th, 2015
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Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center's project implemented interventions to maintain patient func...

June 9th, 2015
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The project was to develop an infrastructure for a falls prevention program based on nursing fall...

June 8th, 2015
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Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...

February 5th, 2015
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Preventing falls has been in the news recently, and with good reason: Among older adults, falls a...

November 10th, 2014
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It is estimated that 25 percent of falls by hospital patients are preventable. Saint Alphonsus Re...

July 28th, 2014
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Approximately 11,000 fatal patient falls occur in U.S. hospitals annually, but hospitals using ne...

May 22nd, 2014
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43,750: That’s the number of fall injuries the CMS Partnership for Patients campaign estimates wo...

December 10th, 2012
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As health care facilities continually look to strengthen their falls prevention programs and resp...

September 9th, 2012
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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) partn...

June 1st, 2012
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Successful implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention protocol demonstrated a 50 percent...

June 1st, 2012
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The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

February 1st, 2012
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In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

February 1st, 2012
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Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

February 1st, 2012
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Falls prevention monitoring led to a closer look at Mercy Medical Center's acute inpatient rehabi...

October 9th, 2011
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The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...

September 1st, 2009
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