AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Quality Improvement Report
presented on February 19, 2008
Protect patients from falls – and your bottom line
CMS has joined The Joint Commission and a chorus of patient safety advocates demanding that hospitals protect their patients from falls. Starting October 1, 2008, CMS will no longer pay to treat patients who fall and suffer from injuries while under your care. Whether it’s a minor fracture, or a major hip replacement, if a patient falls in your hospital, your facility will now have to foot the bill.
Beyond the financial costs, however, is the human toll: Patient falls are the sixth leading sentinel event, according to The Joint Commission Web site. They are also among the most common incidents reported in institutions, according to Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ). And among those over age 70, falls is the fifth leading cause of death.
Learn how to protect your patients during our 90-minute audioconference, Patient Falls:
Assessment, intervention, and communication strategies to prevent harm. Our three expert speakers will tell you how their health systems reduced fall rates to levels well below the national average. They will also share how they promoted organization-wide awareness of falls and improved communication among staff members about injuries.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA
- Patient falls update
- Assessment of fall risk
- Interventions based on risk
- Measuring and trending data
- Engaging the team
- Communication strategies
- Real-life success stories
- Preventing harm from patient falls
- Patient assessment for harm
- Emerging strategies to prevent harm
- Algorithms
- Question & Answer Session
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the program you will be able to:
- Implement practical interventions to reduce patient falls and harm from patient falls
- Implement best practices from two health systems that effectively reduced harm from patient falls
- Identify common barriers to fall prevention in the acute-care setting
- Recognize a patient at risk for harm due to patient falls
PROGRAM MATERIALS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and:
- Rounding tools (including scripts, educational programs for staff, and log sheets)
- Communication tools
These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Stephanie Jackson MSN, APRN, CS, is the manager of the Education Department, Diabetes Program, and Enterostomal Therapy Program at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA.
Suzanne Rita, RN, MSN, Team Coordinator, Quality Management. Currently, Suzanne is the manager of the Quality Management and Performance Improvement Department at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA.
Stephanie and Suzanne were recipients of the Best Practice Award for Falls Prevention, awarded at the 8th National Evidence Based Fall Prevention Conference in 2006. They are also 2006 recipients of a Robert Wood Johnson Grant to study new and innovative approaches to the identification of patients at high risk for falling.
Linda Smith, PT, CCE, is an experienced leader in the development and implementation of fall prevention programs for acute care, inpatient acute rehab, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient settings. As a Quality Improvement Coordinator for Iowa Health Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa, Linda is leader of the Fall/Harm Prevention Team for the hospital and co-leader of the Iowa Health System Fall Prevention Program, a collaborative effort of 7 hospitals in Iowa. The Iowa Health Care System was the 2006 recipient of Veterans Administration’s VISN 8 “BEST PRACTICE” Award for their work in Fall Prevention.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Quality improvement director, quality improvement managers, nursing, nurse managers, advance practice nurses, patient safety officer, survey coordinator, C-suite
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