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

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

February 20, 2013

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

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This toolkit offers information and resources to guide hospitals through process change to implement and sustain fall prevention efforts.

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