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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb3.jsp
April 01, 2006 - Findings
Pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, are increasingly common in U.S. hospitalizations. … burden of hospitalizations related to pressure sores (figure 1). … sores
More than 90 percent of all hospital stays involving the treatment of pressure sores were … The ICD-9-CM code defining pressure sore is 707.0, Decubitus Ulcer. … Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Sores, 2003. HCUP Statistical Brief #3. April 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-indicators-academic-veterans-affairs-hospital-addressing-dual-goals-clinical
August 09, 2023 - accurate data capture interventions to improve rates of the composite PSI-90 and three individual PSIs ( pressure … ulcers , postoperative PE/DVT, and postoperative sepsis). … Postoperative PE/DVT, postoperative sepsis, and composite PSI-90 all decreased, while pressure ulcer … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Hospital Medicine
Nurse Care
Nosocomial Infections
Pressure … Ulcers
View More
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nursing-home-information-technology-it-optimal-medication-and-care-delivery
January 01, 2023 - What is the impact of health IT on resident clinical outcomes: fewer pressure ulcers, fewer hospitalizations … Stage 2 pressure ulcer healing in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Jul;56(7):1252-8. … This review pertains to a project that standardized pressure ulcer data elements and electronic documentation … the results: The project has reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers among residents in 11 facilities … And we have no more pressure ulcers developing.'"
Notes: The work of Dr.
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48085/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - The health system sought to prevent
pressure ulcers, adverse drug events, falls with injury, health … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-preventable-harm-hospitals
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/success-hospital-acquired-pressure-ulcer-prevention-tale-two-data-sets
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_pepticulcer_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High
Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44953/psn-pdf
March 09, 2016 - Students demonstrated a wide range of accuracy in identifying hazards, with fall risk most likely and
pressure … ulcer risk least likely to be identified. … fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-ma-cambridge
January 01, 2023 - Principal Investigator(s)
Spranca, Mark
Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure … Ulcer Program
Description
Lessons from the On-Time Pressure Ulcer program informed the development
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digital.ahrq.gov/funding-mechanism/accelerating-change-and-transformation-organizations-and-networks-action
January 01, 2023 - of Implementing Health Information Technology
Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure … ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision support intervention for nursing … Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision … Principal Investigator
Hurd, Donna
Project Name
Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure … Ulcer Program
Provider perceptions of colorectal cancer screening clinical decision
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43711/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - evaluated costs related to the index hospitalization and 90 days following discharge of six
HACs—severe pressure … ulcers, fractures, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, venous catheter-
related infections … Severe pressure
ulcers and orthopedic surgical site infections resulted in an average increase in payments … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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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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