Effect of a falls quality improvement program on serious fall-related injuries

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Ganz, David A ^a,b,c   Kim, Sung Bou ^c   Zingmond, David S ^a   Ramirez, Karina D ^a   Roth, Carol P ^c   Jennings, Lee A ^a   Mori, Takahiro ^a,b   Keeler, Emmett B ^c   Wenger, Neil S ^a,c   Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ACOVE; Fall related injuries; Falls; Practice redesign; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSING CARE OF VULNERABLE ELDERS PRACTICE REDESIGN FOR IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FALL RELATED INJURY; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY; CLINICAL TRIAL; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84925274596     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13154     Document Type: Article

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