Outpatient falls prevention program outcome: An increase, a plateau, and a decrease in incident reports

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 620-626

  Abujudeh, Hani H ^a   Aran, Shima ^a   Besheli, Laleh Daftari ^a   Miguel, Karen ^a   Halpern, Elkan ^a   Thrall, James H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Incident reports; Process quality improvement; Quality; Quality improvement program; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; FALLS; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCIDENT REPORT; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCESS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

FALLS; INCIDENT REPORTS; PROCESS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; RISK REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907864907     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.13.11982     Document Type: Article

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