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June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A patient care plan, including current fall risk status and appropriate interventions, should be made available to the patient, the patient's health care team and family to reduce falls.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
IHI published on its Web site a guide with four "promising" approaches to help hospital staff identify patients at risk for serious injury from a fall and to implement interventions to prevent or mitigate fall-related injuries.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Iowa Health System - an integrated system operating in Iowa and western Illinois - implemented fall prevention in pilot units at three of its hospitals.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
United Hospital in St. Paul - a part of the Allina network of hospitals and other health services - developed and tested multiple steps to reduce harmful falls.
June 1, 2002 | Journal Article
The law requires that hospitals enact safety measures to guard against this risk and protect health care workers.
July 1, 2002 | Journal Article
Nurses from units with low staffing and poor organizational climates were generally twice as likely as nurses on well-staffed and better-organized units to report risk factors, needlestick injuries, and near misses.
November 3, 2010 | Journal Article
A tailored communication and intervention effort–the Fall Prevention Tool Kit–can reduce hospital falls, especially in elderly.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, falls constituted the second most frequently reported incident category after medication errors.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the local hospitals and medical groups in Madison, Wis., organized the Madison Patient Safety Collaborative - a formal effort to develop, share and implement patient safety solutions across the community.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health care organization with eight acute care hospitals in Virginia, initiated a program in 2001 to prevent inpatient falls and fall-related injuries.