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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pdf
October 01, 2015 - ulcer and any secondary ICD-10-CM
diagnosis codes for pressure ulcer stage III or IV (or
unstageable … • Several exclusions (e.g., length of stay <5 days,
principal diagnosis of pressure ulcer). … • Several exclusions (e.g., length of stay <5 days,
principal diagnosis of pressure ulcer). … A PSI Example: Pressure Ulcer (PSI 03)�
What are the Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs)? … An Example: Pressure Ulcer (PDI 02)�
How can the AHRQ QIs be used in quality assessment?
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/phases.html
September 01, 2017 - To learn more about the Implementation Team, see Chapter 2 of AHRQ’s Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit … Ulcer Policies, Tool 2D
Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk, Tool 2E
Assessing Pressure … Ulcer Prevention Toolkit . … Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices and the Learning Network webinar Measurement . … To learn more about sustainment, see the supplementary training webinar Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
October 01, 2017 - organization’s readiness to launch AHRQ’s Pressure Injury Prevention Program, review Section 1 of AHRQ’s Pressure … Ulcer Prevention Toolkit . … more about measurement, see the supplementary training webinars Wound Classification and Measuring Pressure … Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices and the Learning Network webinar Measurement .)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/module5_pu_measurement.docx
January 01, 2016 - .
· Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices — AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program … Incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers. In: Thomas D, Compton M, eds. … Pressure ulcers in the aging population: a guide for clinicians. … Skin assessment in dark pigmented skin: a challenge in pressure ulcer prevention. … Slide 5
SAY: As of 2016, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab14.html
February 01, 2023 - Ulcer
3,690
3,126
3,660
3,435
3,626
3,404
Injurious Falls
279
344
376
263 … Ulcer
4,133
3,523
3,912
3,945
4,035
3,846
Injurious Falls
355
435
467
339 … Ulcer
2,435
1,929
2,922
1,971
2,477
2,094
Injurious Falls
63
72
107
46
76 … Ulcer
1,524
1,248
1,380
1,455
1,569
1,307
Injurious Falls
74
70
93
59
82 … Ulcer
2,744
2,615
2,612
2,762
2,893
2,560
Injurious Falls
228
282
305
207
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/module2_managingchange.docx
June 02, 2025 - Ulcer Policies
Tool 2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk
Tool 2F: Assessing Pressure … Ulcer Care Planning
Alert the Implementation Team Leader to be ready to discuss and decide who … will oversee administering the Pieper Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test to staff, and who will be in charge … Ulcer Policies (completed by the Implementation Team Leader)
Tool 2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure … Ulcer Risk (completed by the Implementation Team Leader or designee)
Tool 2F: Assessing Pressure Ulcer
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/factraining_slides.pptx
December 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ’s Safety Program for
Nursing Homes:
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Facilitator Training
Overview of On-Time
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Facilitator Training
2-day … Ulcer Prevention
Pressure Ulcer Healing
Falls Prevention
Prevention of Avoidable Hospitalizations
December … ulcer incidence rate seen in Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Evaluation
December 2014
On-Time Overview … Ulcer Prevention Reports:
Nutrition Risk Report
Risk criteria
Meal consumption
Weight loss
Trigger
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pptx
October 01, 2015 - ulcer
PSI 04 Death among surgical inpatients
PSI 05 Foreign body left during procedure
PSI … ulcer and any secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for pressure ulcer stage III or IV (or unstageable … A PSI Example: Pressure Ulcer (PSI 03)
Tool A.2 Slide ‹#›
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … ulcer
Transfer from a hospital (different facility)
Transfer from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) … ulcer in any secondary diagnosis field among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2014-ap1.html
November 01, 2015 - Ulcers
MPSMS (2014)
Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers
1,010,000
30.9
Surgical Site Infections … Ulcers
250,000
50%
50%
25%
62,500
$17,000
Surgical Site Infections
110,000
35% … * Additional costs per HAC for Falls and Pressure Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. … Ulcers
.072
$1,062,500,000
4,525
Surgical Site Infections
.028
$161,700,000
217
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2023-rev.pdf
January 01, 2023 - About half (49.0%; 29,384 / 60,021) of Pressure ulcers were reported in Inpatient care areas. … Pressure Ulcers result in harm to the patient
by their very nature. … This is unexpected, as pressure ulcers result in harm
to the patient by their very nature. … Ulcer
• A pressure ulcer that, on admission, was at stage/category III or stage/category IV or was … Pressure Ulcers result in harm to the patient by their very nature.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-appendix.html
October 01, 2015 - Ulcers
MPSMS (2013)
Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers
1,060,000
32.5
Surgical Site Infections … Ulcers
250,000
50%
50%
25%
62,500
$17,000
Surgical Site Infections
110,000
35% … *Additional costs per HAC for Falls and Pressure Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. … Ulcers
.072
$1,062,500,000
4,525
Surgical Site Infections
.028
$161,700,000
217
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/factraining.html
September 01, 2017 - It is more difficult for staff to identify which residents are at risk for a fall or pressure ulcer or … ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not healing appropriately, falls, and preventable hospitalizations. … For example:
Pressure Ulcer Prevention has been pilot tested in more than 50 nursing homes across … On-Time pressure ulcer prevention reports were integrated into day-to-day workflow. … Pressure Ulcer Healing, Falls, and Avoidable Hospitalization reports and worksheets have been tested
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/1_preventablehospitaledvisits-overview-ig.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not
healing appropriately, falls, and preventable hospitalizations … For example, the
dietitian is an important member of a pressure ulcer team
because declining nutrition … For example:
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention has been pilot tested in more than
50 nursing homes across … On-Time pressure ulcer prevention reports were
integrated into day-to-day workflow … • Pressure Ulcer Healing, Falls, and Avoidable Hospitalization
reports and worksheets have been
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-section-6-b-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU
Patients (administrative claims)
3. … Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within
24 Hours of PICU Admission (eMeasure … Measure #2: Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU Patients
(administrative … • Staging of Pressure ulcers would need to be done by a wound care expert vs. the PICU staff nurse … Measure #3: Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within 24 Hours of
PICU Admission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-6-b-pmcoe-picu-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU
Patients (administrative claims)
3. … Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within
24 Hours of PICU Admission (eMeasure … Measure #2: Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU Patients
(administrative … • Staging of Pressure ulcers would need to be done by a wound care expert vs. the PICU staff nurse … Measure #3: Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within 24 Hours of
PICU Admission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-6-b-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU
Patients (administrative claims)
3. … Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within
24 Hours of PICU Admission (eMeasure … Measure #2: Incidence of Hospital Acquired Serious Pressure Ulcers in PICU Patients
(administrative … • Staging of Pressure ulcers would need to be done by a wound care expert vs. the PICU staff nurse … Measure #3: Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within 24 Hours of
PICU Admission
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - Hospitals Training Program to support the training of hospital staff on how to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Pressure … Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit . … Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Each year, more than 2.5 million people in the United States … develop pressure ulcers. … The aim of this toolkit is to assist hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation.docx
June 02, 2025 - Ulcer Prevention Program – AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program Training Webinar
Materials Checklist … Ulcer Knowledge Test and staff training needs.
· Alert the information technology (IT) representative … Ulcer Prevention Program. … Ulcer Knowledge Test is administered to staff to help determine their educational needs. … Instructor’s Note: Tool 2H: Pressure Ulcer Baseline Assessment, which is a shorter knowledge test, is
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2013_0.pdf
October 27, 2014 - The estimated cost per pressure ulcer was based on a report for CMS by RTI international
(Kandilov, … Zhan and Miller estimated that excess
mortality due to pressure ulcers was 72 deaths per 1,000 pressure … Mortality for patients with pressure ulcer
was compared to mortality among a matched set of patients … For example, pressure ulcers had a
high baseline prevalence, and excess mortality attributed to pressure … Ulcers
MPSMS
(2013)
Hospital-Acquired
Pressure Ulcers
1,060,000 32.5
DRAFT
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/module2_managingchange_slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Relationships
Unit-Based Team
Staff on the unit who provide daily care to patients, including skin and pressure … ulcer assessment and care planning
Wound Care Team
Interdisciplinary group
of experts who provide … patient/family
Implementation Team
Interdisciplinary team charged with designing and implementing pressure … ulcer change project
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Assess Current Pressure Injury Processes
Understand current