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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2012/Appendix_1A_Details_of_literature_review.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcers 
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Pressure Ulcers 
We sought information on pressure ulcers in key HCBS populations … Evidence for prevention of pressure ulcers in HCBS populations 
Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Development … Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Progression  
• Pressure ulcers in vulnerable populations should be assessed … Pressure Ulcer  
Pressure Ulcers 
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• One study found that pressure ulcers were associated with … Frequency of Admissions for Pressure Ulcer  
• Pressure ulcers are associated with an average length
                                     
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI90_Factsheet_FAQ_v2.pdf
October 05, 2016 - This “modified version” of 
PSI 90 component indicator includes the following:  
 PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer … Ulcer Rate 0.033006 0.059841 81.3% 
PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate 0.075069 0.053497 -28.7% … ulcer 
treatment 
Debridement of a pressure ulcer and/or surgical skin 
flap procedure during the hospitalization … when the 
pressure ulcer developed, due to tissue damage. … PSI 03 
180-day hospital 
readmission for a 
pressure ulcer 
related complication  
Readmission to
                                     
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI90_Factsheet_FAQ.pdf
August 31, 2016 - This “modified version” of 
PSI 90 component indicator includes the following:  
 PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer … Ulcer Rate 0.033006 0.059841 81.3% 
PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate 0.075069 0.053497 -28.7% … ulcer 
treatment 
Debridement of a pressure ulcer and/or surgical skin 
flap procedure during the hospitalization … when the 
pressure ulcer developed, due to tissue damage. … PSI 03 
180-day hospital 
readmission for a 
pressure ulcer related 
complication 
Readmission to an
                                     
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2012/Appendix_1B_Details_of_Expert_Panel_Calls.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer 
 A number of experts agreed that the pressure ulcer indicator was more tightly linked … They felt that HCBS support staff clearly should be helping to 
mitigate pressure ulcers. … Pressure Ulcers 
 A number of experts agreed that the pressure ulcer indicator was more tightly linked … They felt that HCBS support staff clearly should be helping to 
mitigate pressure ulcers. …  One panelist worried about inconsistency in classification of pressure ulcers.
                                     
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2023/AHRQ_QI_Indicators_List.pdf
October 01, 2023 - • PSI 02 - Death Rate in Low-Mortality Diagnosis Related
Groups (DRGs)
• PSI 03- Pressure … Ulcer Rate
• PSI 04 - Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients with
Serious Treatable Complications
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/FullListPublications-508.pdf
October 09, 2024 - Comparative effectiveness of quality 
improvement interventions for pressure ulcer prevention in academic … Eliminating hospital-acquired 
pressure ulcers: within our reach. … Cautious use of administrative data for 
decubitus ulcer outcome.