Background Patient falls are a major problem in hospitals. The development of a Patient-
Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit, Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) …

Patient falls are a serious and commonly report adverse event in hospitals. In 2009, our
team conducted the first randomized control trial of a health information technology-based …

Context Falls cause injury and death for persons of all ages, but risk of falls increases
markedly with age. Hospitalization further increases risk, yet no evidence exists to support …

Due to the large number of falls that occur in hospital settings, inpatient fall prevention is a
topic of great interest to patients and health care providers. The use of electronic decision …

Patient falls are serious problems in hospitals. Risk factors for falls are well understood and
nurses routinely assess for fall risk on all hospitalized patients. However, the link from …

Background Patient falls during an acute hospitalization cause injury, reduced mobility, and
increased costs. The laminated paper Fall TIPS Toolkit (Fall TIPS) provides clinical decision …

Importance Falls represent a leading cause of preventable injury in hospitals and a
frequently reported serious adverse event. Hospitalization is associated with an increased …

This paper reports on the development and validation of a set of icons designed to
communicate fall risk status and tailored interventions to prevent patient falls in hospitals …

Patient falls and fall-related injuries are serious problems in hospitals. The Fall TIPS
application aims to prevent patient falls by translating routine nursing fall risk assessment …

Background To guide fall prevention efforts, United States organisations, such as the Joint
Commission and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, have recommended …