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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap4.html
December 01, 2014 - Ulcers
250,000
50%
50%
25%
62,500
$17,000
.072
$1,062,500,000
4,525
Surgical … 17.4%
1,040,500
NA
NA
$9,141,150,000
35,647
* Additional costs per HAC for Falls and Pressure … Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections. … been wrongly based on the full cost of a hospital stay that included a fall or a hospital-acquired pressure … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC.
18.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab10.html
February 01, 2023 - Composite: ACSC Overall
Yes
22,422
20,395
25,160
No
18,138
19,018
17,666
Pressure … Ulcer
Yes
5,006
4,208
4,833
No
2,960
3,348
3,127
Injurious Falls
Yes
307 … 7,607
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,384
19,444
14,877
19,094
19,184
20,443
Pressure … Ulcer
4,195
4,249
2,476
3,395
3,286
3,764
Injurious Falls
388
259
218
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a2_pdi_boardpresentation.pdf
October 01, 2015 - ulcer)
• Denominator = population at risk (e.g., hospitalized
patients)
• Observed rate = numerator … ulcer in any secondary diagnosis field
among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion
rules for the … • Several exclusions (e.g., length of stay <5 days,
principal diagnosis of pressure ulcer). … An Example: Pressure Ulcer (PDI 02)
http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/V45/ … An Example: Pressure Ulcer (PDI 02)�
How can the AHRQ PDIs be used in�quality assessment?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014finalhacreport-cx.pdf
December 01, 2016 - ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-
associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) (Exhibit 4) … Most of the deaths averted
occurred as a result of reductions in the rates of pressure ulcers and adverse … Ulcers
MPSMS
(2014)
Hospital-Acquired
Pressure Ulcers
1,010,000 30.9
Surgical Site
Infections … Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections. … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
December 01, 2016 - ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-
associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) (Exhibit 4) … Most of the deaths averted
occurred as a result of reductions in the rates of pressure ulcers and adverse … Ulcers
MPSMS
(2014)
Hospital-Acquired
Pressure Ulcers
1,010,000 30.9
Surgical Site
Infections … Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections. … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab12.html
February 01, 2023 - Composite: ACSC Overall
Yes
26,515
17,685
7,028
No
18,855
19,300
20,127
Pressure … Ulcer
Yes
6,274
3,455
1,049
No
3,338
3,486
3,662
Injurious Falls
Yes
369 … 7,404
Composite: ACSC Overall
6,233
33,102
8,819
20,714
16,992
19,479
Pressure … Ulcer
1,013
6,793
2,359
3,765
2,949
3,511
Injurious Falls
157
543
138
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheet.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - Patient Safety PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer
PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related … Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate
Pediatric PDI 01 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate
PDI 02 Pressure … Ulcer Rate
PDI 05 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate
PDI 06 RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
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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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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab9.html
February 01, 2023 - Overall
Yes
18,922
20,115
18,052
19,228
No
28,131
18,583
22,752
19,363
Pressure … Ulcer
Yes
3,471
3,655
3,237
3,421
No
3,873
3,358
4,221
4,253
Injurious … Composite: ACSC Overall
19,083
19,110
16,427
19,636
23,560
27,103
21,664
20,810
Pressure … Ulcer
3,504
3,473
2,888
3,575
2,944
4,236
4,000
3,773
Injurious Falls
285
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/factraining.html
November 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/prevention/guidelines/archive.html
July 01, 2018 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Clinical Guide / Quick Reference Guide
Consumer Version: English / … Pressure Ulcer Treatment
Clinical Guide / Quick Reference Guide
Consumer Version: English / Spanish
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19f.html
March 01, 2023 - 5,990
6,632
Composite: ACSC Overall
23,094
19,763
20,681
21,282
21,204
19,420
Pressure … Ulcer
6,082
4,303
4,919
4,872
4,765
5,535
Injurious Falls
173
119
141
130 … 5,861
6,673
6,037
6,455
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,343
22,153
21,427
18,076
Pressure … Ulcer
4,499
5,846
4,870
5,072
Injurious Falls
140
131
131
168
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19g.html
March 01, 2023 - 12,136
Composite: ACSC Overall
32,463
23,973
25,306
28,599
25,757
29,466
Pressure … Ulcer
4,845
3,916
4,034
4,473
4,279
3,822
Injurious Falls
694
450
520
525 … 12,380
10,227
12,540
Composite: ACSC Overall
24,470
31,390
25,983
29,126
Pressure … Ulcer
4,169
4,242
4,328
3,449
Injurious Falls
498
580
497
653
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19e.html
March 01, 2023 - 6,924
7,208
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,218
17,976
20,084
17,046
19,215
17,075
Pressure … Ulcer
3,124
2,492
3,084
2,232
2,819
2,301
Injurious Falls
297
218
268
212 … 6,471
8,020
7,037
6,881
Composite: ACSC Overall
17,757
20,393
19,476
16,171
Pressure … Ulcer
2,658
2,731
2,846
2,191
Injurious Falls
239
247
236
260
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19d.html
March 01, 2023 - 3,685
2,830
Composite: ACSC Overall
6,401
5,144
6,083
4,903
6,049
4,408
Pressure … Ulcer
1,887
1,225
1,703
1,115
1,573
1,084
Injurious Falls
88
67
77
69
79 … 3,503
3,242
3,720
2,668
Composite: ACSC Overall
5,768
5,111
6,087
4,163
Pressure … Ulcer
1,543
1,223
1,589
999
Injurious Falls
77
67
77
63
Notes:
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19c.html
March 01, 2023 - 4,435
3,912
Composite: ACSC Overall
14,847
12,685
13,750
12,591
14,039
10,413
Pressure … Ulcer
3,144
1,922
2,311
2,203
2,306
2,125
Injurious Falls
114
46
72
55
58 … 4,284
4,429
4,470
3,725
Composite: ACSC Overall
13,151
13,631
14,134
9,746
Pressure … Ulcer
2,071
2,713
2,345
1,945
Injurious Falls
68
59
59
92
Notes:
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19b.html
March 01, 2023 - 8,456
8,118
Composite: ACSC Overall
25,741
19,330
21,845
20,450
21,888
19,402
Pressure … Ulcer
4,659
3,573
4,127
3,570
4,133
3,186
Injurious Falls
476
335
399
346 … 8,162
8,798
8,469
8,012
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,856
22,154
22,042
18,402
Pressure … Ulcer
4,014
3,688
4,171
2,882
Injurious Falls
384
365
381
366
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19.html
March 01, 2023 - 7,387
7,164
Composite: ACSC Overall
23,095
17,584
19,743
18,467
19,802
17,363
Pressure … Ulcer
4,291
3,139
3,655
3,225
3,647
2,945
Injurious Falls
388
259
314
272 … 7,138
7,741
7,427
6,977
Composite: ACSC Overall
18,821
20,092
19,980
16,312
Pressure … Ulcer
3,501
3,452
3,695
2,655
Injurious Falls
301
291
297
299
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab11.html
February 01, 2023 - Overall
Yes
14,177
28,212
18,788
9,372
No
19,380
19,211
19,521
20,716
Pressure … Ulcer
Yes
2,730
11,421
3,150
1,840
No
3,506
3,461
3,696
3,731
Injurious … Composite: ACSC Overall
50,783
40,549
9,972
20,001
18,997
10,923
20,108
19,218
Pressure … Ulcer
12,696
8,204
883
4,475
3,415
1,644
3,729
3,459
Injurious Falls
469
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/interimhacrate2014_cx.pdf
November 19, 2015 - About 40 percent of this reduction is from adverse drug events,
about 28 percent from pressure ulcers … Most of the deaths averted
occurred as a result of reductions in the rates of pressure ulcers and adverse … Ulcers
MPSMS
(2014)
Hospital-Acquired
Pressure Ulcers
1,010,000 30.9
7 2010 baseline data … Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections. … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC.
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