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Topic Overview: It is well known that patient movement-related injuries plague many healthcare institutions. This presentation provides a framework for establishing an individualized safe patient handling and movement program driven by the process of quality improvement and root cause analysis. Prior to the commencement of Madonna’s safe patient handling and movement (mobility) program, the cost of patient movement-related injuries (i.e., transfers and repositioning) totaled over $1 million, including injuries involving patient transfers that amounted to $782,761. Following the development, implementation and sustainability of the comprehensive safe patient handling and movement program at Madonna, the cost of patient transfer-related injuries declined by nearly 97% in six years, and the overall injury rate dropped by 52%. As the program continues to change and grow, the numbers continue to be monitored and show improvement.
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