All documented falls, with or without injury, experienced by patients on eligible unit types in a calendar quarter. Reported as Total Falls per 1,000 Patient Days.
(Total number of falls / Patient days) X 1000
Measure focus is safety.
Target population is adult acute care inpatient and adult rehabilitation patients.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Total number of patient falls (with or without injury to the patient and whether or not assisted by a staff member) by hospital unit during the calendar month X 1000.
Target population is adult acute care inpatient and adult rehabilitation patients. Eligible unit types include adult critical care, adult step-down, adult medical, adult surgical, adult medical-surgical combined and adult rehabilitation inpatient units.
Denominator
Denominator Statement: Patient days by hospital unit during the calendar month times 1000.
Included Populations:
•Inpatients, short stay patients, observation patients, and same day surgery patients who receive care on eligible inpatient units for all or part of a day on the following unit types:
•Adult critical care, step-down, medical, surgical, medical-surgical combined, and adult rehabilitation units.
•Patients of any age on an eligible reporting unit are included in the patient day count.
Exclusions
Excluded Populations: Other unit types (e.g., pediatric, psychiatric, obstetrical, etc.)
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