All documented patient falls with an injury level of minor or greater on eligible unit types in a calendar quarter. Reported as Injury falls per 1000 Patient Days.
(Total number of injury 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 of injury level minor or greater (whether or not assisted by a staff member) by eligible hospital unit during the calendar month X 1000.
Included Populations:
• Falls with Fall Injury Level of “minor” or greater, including assisted and repeat falls with an Injury level of minor or greater
• Patient injury falls occurring while on an eligible reporting unit
Target population is adult acute care inpatient and adult rehabilitation patients. Eligible unit types include adult critical care, step-down, medical, surgical, medical-surgical combined, adult rehabilitation in-patient.
Denominator
Denominator Statement: Patient days by Type of Unit during the calendar month.
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 inpatient 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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