New AHRQ Training Program Helps Hospital Leaders, Staff and Patients Prevent Falls

New AHRQ Training Program Helps Hospital Leaders, Staff and Patients Prevent Falls

New AHRQ Training Program Helps Hospital Leaders, Staff and Patients Prevent Falls

A new AHRQ training program is available to help hospitals prevent patient falls, a leading cause of hospital-acquired conditions. AHRQ’s evidence-based Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program is designed for hospital quality improvement staff, patient safety officers and others who seek to reduce falls via a structured fall prevention initiative based on quality improvement principles. Data from 10 hospitals that used the program showed a 14 percent decrease in the average number of falls and a 20 percent decrease in falls with injury during the one-year period post implementation. Reductions were significantly greater for rehabilitation and geriatric/psychiatric units. Access the training program and implementation guide.