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Fall prevention in healthcare involves managing patients' underlying risk factors and optimizing their environment to reduce the likelihood of an unplanned descent to the[...]
Fall TIPS: The Fall-Prevention Toolkit that Reduced Falls with Injury by 34%
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Defying Human Nature: 6 Strategies for Increasing Voluntary Event Reporting [+ Toolkit]
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15 minute read | Oct 12, 2021What is the High Reliability Organization principle “Preoccupation with Failure”?
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The Ultimate Toolkit for Quality & Patient Safety Professionals Who Wear Multiple Hats
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Prevent Falls with Easy-to-Use Calculator Based on Morse Fall Scale
4 minute read | Jan 22, 2021National Healthcare Quality Week gives us another opportunity to show our appreciation for all the hard work health professionals put into this field, especially during these difficult times. To that[...]
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