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STUDY

Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients?

Mion LC, Chandler AM, Waters TM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:408-413.

STUDY

Racial disparities in the frequency of patient safety events: results from the National Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.

Metersky ML, Hunt DR, Kliman R, et al. Med Care. 2011;49:504-510.

STUDY

Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster randomized trial.

Shorr RI, Chandler AM, Mion LC, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:692-699.

STUDY

An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

Weinberg J, Proske D, Szerszen A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:317-325.

STUDY

Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

Dykes PC, Carroll DL, Hurley A, et al. JAMA. 2010;304:1912-1918.

STUDY

Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.

Hardin SR, Dienemann J, Rudisill P, Mills KK. J Patient Saf. 2013;9:29-35.

COMMENTARY

What is the NHS Safety Thermometer?

Power M, Stewart K, Brotherton A. Clin Risk. 2012;18:163-169.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

Spoelstra SL, Given BA, Given CW. Clin Nurs Res. 2012;21:92-112.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

HAC Posting on Hospital Compare.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2012.

COMMENTARY

2009 National Patient Safety Goals.

Saufl NM. J Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24:114-118.

STUDY

Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls.

Tzeng HM, Yin CY. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008;23:34-42.

COMMENTARY

The clinical transformation of Ascension Health: eliminating all preventable injuries and deaths.

Pryor DB, Tolchin SF, Hendrich A, Thomas CS, Tersigni AR. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:299-308.

REVIEW

Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Miake-Lye IM, Hempel S, Ganz DA, Shekelle PG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):390-396.

STUDY

Injury and death associated with incidents reported to the Patient Safety Net.

Reid M, Estacio R, Albert R. Am J Med Qual. 2009;24:520-524.

REVIEW

Safety and risk management interventions in hospitals: a systematic review of the literature.

Dückers M, Faber M, Cruijsberg J, Grol R, Schoonhoven L, Wensing M. Med Care Res Rev. 2009;66(suppl 6):90S-119S.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Harm Free Care.

National Health Service.

BOOK/REPORT

Inspiring Ideas and Celebrating Successes: A Guidebook to Leading Patient Safety Practices in Ontario Hospitals.

OHA Patient Safety Support Service. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Hospital Association; 2006.

TOOLKIT

Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.

Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0015-EF.

STUDY

The design of the SAFE or SORRY? study: a cluster randomised trial on the development and testing of an evidence based inpatient safety program for the prevention of adverse events.

van Gaal BG, Schoonhoven L, Hulscher ME, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009;9:58.

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