Fall prevention for inpatient oncology using lean and rapid improvement event techniques.

Objective: The objective of this project was to reduce patient falls and falls with injury on three oncology divisions at a large urban teaching hospital. By standardizing assessment, intervention, and post-fall investigation processes the goal was to decrease patient falls and falls with injury rate by 50% and 30%, respectively.

Background: Preventing patients from being injured due to a fall during their hospitalization has been a concern in healthcare for many years.