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Falls Among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the United States

2012; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/pts.0b013e3182699b64

ISSN

1549-8425

Autores

Erin D. Bouldin, Elena M. Andresen, Nancy Dunton, Michael Simon, Teresa M. Waters, Minzhao Liu, Michael J. Daniels, Lorraine C. Mion, Ronald I. Shorr,

Tópico(s)

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

Resumo

The purpose of this study was to provide normative data on fall prevalence in U.S. hospitals by unit type and to determine the 27-month secular trend in falls before the implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) rule, which does not reimburse hospitals for care related to injury resulting from hospital falls.

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