Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Evidenced-based Falls Prevention in Critical Access Hospitals
Abstract:
This policy brief is part of a series of policy briefs by the Flex Monitoring Team identifying and assessing evidence-based patient safety and quality improvement interventions appropriate for use by state Flex Programs and Critical Access Hospitals.
Key Findings:
Reporting falls data to one of the national organizations allows for benchmarking.
Publish Date:
12-31-2011
URL:
http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief24_Falls-Prevention.pdf
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