ECRI urges leaders take a balanced fall prevention approach using systems-based strategies and human factors engineering to improve patient safety.

Most falls among people with osteoporosis happen at home. Use this room-by-room checklist to eliminate tripping hazards.

To help prevent injuries and create a safe working environment, employers are required to identify hazards in their facilities. But how you go about that is the tough part. During this webcast, J. J.

Employers are encouraged to pause work this May to focus on fall prevention training and workplace mental health resources.

Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...

Falls affect nearly 36 million people in the United States annually, with roughly three million older adults visiting the emergency department yearly due to a fall. Falls are the leading cause of ...

Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...

A local nonprofit is teaching seniors how to fall safely or not at all. Kate Tohm has a history of falling. In August, she tripped over an antique shoe shine kit that sits next to her bed. She fell ...

If your facility provides care for older adults, you can provide this checklist to them, in the form of an 8-page brochure, to help reduce the likelihood of a home fall after they are released from ...

Top patient safety hospitals reveal programs that reduce harm and improve outcomes using real-time analytics and frontline engagement.

Losing your balance can be an unsettling experience. If you fall, it can be dangerous as well. Falls are not just risky, but common. According to the National Institute on Aging, more than one in ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging construction industry employers and workers, across the nation, to take part in its 12th ...