Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide

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Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contract No.: HHSA290201200017I Task Order No. 2

Prepared by:
AFYA, Inc., Laurel, MD

About the Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide

Purpose of the Guide

This Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide is for hospital leaders and others who want to launch a structured fall prevention initiative based on quality improvement (QI) principles. It tells how to implement the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) Fall Prevention Program and the associated training curriculum. The Guide focuses on the tasks your hospital’s Implementation Team will perform during the initiative.

How To Use This Guide

Throughout this Guide, you’ll find strategies for using AHRQ’s training curriculum, along with links to webinars, tools, and other helpful resources. It has the following sections:

• Overview
  • AHRQ’s Fall Prevention Program
  • Training Curriculum
• Get Ready
  • Assess Your Organization’s Readiness
  • Develop a Plan To Build and Support Readiness
• Fall Prevention Program Phases
  • Pretraining Phase
  • Training Phase
  • Preimplementation Phase
  • Implementation Phase
  • Sustainment Phase
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A: RACI Chart
  • Appendix B: Prioritize Opportunities for Improvement
  • Appendix C: Training and Learning Network Webinars
  • Appendix D: Sample Production Agenda
  • Appendix E: Sample Participant Agenda
  • Appendix F: Hospital Practice Insights—Challenges and Solutions

To ensure that you understand the timeline and activities associated with AHRQ’s Fall Prevention Program, please read through the entire Guide before launching your hospital’s initiative. Revisit relevant sections as your Implementation Team carries out each phase.

Page last reviewed September 2017
Page originally created September 2017

Internet Citation: Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide. Content last reviewed September 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtraining/implguide.html