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MSN FP6212 Assessment2 1.docx Running head: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 MSN_FP6212 Executive Summary Capella University... Health Care Quality Safety Management Quality and Safety Outcomes At The University of Pittsburgh Medical School (UPMC) Shadyside Hospital, the goal for patient outcomes is a high quality of care. Patients travel from around the country in hopes of receiving he best care possible. Although healthcare organizations put in great efforts to achieve the safest and highest quality of care for their patients, adverse events still occur (Singer et al., 2015). Heath care organizations have a need for continuous improvements in order to create the safest environment possible. Patient falls are considered to be one of the biggest challenges that hospitals around the country deal with. Falls not only increase the length of stay and costs for the patient, but they also can results in injuries that range from minor to severe or even death (Najafpour et al.,2019). Falls are also related to causing mental harm in patients such as anxiety, decrease in confidence, and fear. UPMC has implemented many fall prevention programs that are used to decrease the fall rate in the hospital. Decreasing the fall rate is essential in providing quality care. A new fall prevention program that should be initiated is to provide the patients with a short and concise video upon admission that educates them on the universal interventions to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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