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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17e.html
February 01, 2023 - 8,838
5,914
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,734
15,368
19,563
17,756
23,009
16,087
Pressure … Ulcer
2,980
2,213
2,877
2,492
3,415
2,252
Injurious Falls
253
224
263
220 … 6,956
7,098
7,925
6,580
Composite: ACSC Overall
19,175
17,427
20,509
17,826
Pressure … Ulcer
2,820
2,361
3,195
2,436
Injurious Falls
251
221
300
217
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17d.html
February 01, 2023 - 3,815
3,120
Composite: ACSC Overall
6,079
4,558
5,662
5,312
6,245
5,000
Pressure … Ulcer
1,619
1,071
1,367
1,440
1,749
1,185
Injurious Falls
81
60
90
55
92 … 3,481
3,208
3,831
3,228
Composite: ACSC Overall
5,719
5,011
6,399
5,136
Pressure … Ulcer
1,498
1,217
1,890
1,213
Injurious Falls
80
57
88
68
Notes:
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17.html
February 01, 2023 - 9,215
6,184
Composite: ACSC Overall
22,374
14,832
21,534
17,751
23,720
16,492
Pressure … Ulcer
4,168
2,525
3,903
3,214
4,382
2,935
Injurious Falls
316
271
324
280 … 7,298
7,429
9,114
6,570
Composite: ACSC Overall
19,447
18,724
23,221
17,538
Pressure … Ulcer
3,603
3,194
4,378
3,086
Injurious Falls
301
289
382
264
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17c.html
February 01, 2023 - 5,049
3,932
Composite: ACSC Overall
15,281
10,642
14,988
12,306
15,447
12,117
Pressure … Ulcer
2,935
1,376
2,649
2,045
3,140
1,790
Injurious Falls
76
51
101
45
98 … 4,416
4,102
5,111
4,002
Composite: ACSC Overall
13,885
11,778
15,231
12,519
Pressure … Ulcer
2,200
2,447
3,298
1,833
Injurious Falls
66
63
119
44
Notes:
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17g.html
February 01, 2023 - 13,941
8,615
Composite: ACSC Overall
31,820
19,437
32,312
23,141
34,235
21,902
Pressure … Ulcer
5,156
2,917
5,215
3,604
5,195
3,597
Injurious Falls
568
461
588
484 … 10,221
11,658
13,626
9,337
Composite: ACSC Overall
25,759
28,549
32,778
23,897
Pressure … Ulcer
4,379
3,646
4,962
3,857
Injurious Falls
504
573
687
457
Notes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17b.html
February 01, 2023 - 10,530
7,005
Composite: ACSC Overall
24,760
16,334
23,622
19,729
26,330
18,086
Pressure … Ulcer
4,583
2,937
4,303
3,638
4,774
3,353
Injurious Falls
397
350
396
366 … 8,314
8,522
10,408
7,479
Composite: ACSC Overall
21,408
21,005
25,803
19,316
Pressure … Ulcer
4,098
3,440
4,727
3,530
Injurious Falls
384
363
466
342
Notes
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoidable-sepsis-infections-send-thousands-seniors-gruesome-deaths
March 27, 2019 - nursing homes such as poor staffing and communication with families that contribute to unmanaged pressure … ulcers and sepsis that result in hospital admissions and death. … A WebM&M commentary discussed a case involving a patient who had a pressure ulcer and sepsis in long-term
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
March 15, 2016 - ulcers). … PDI 02 Pressure Ulcer Rate (stage
III, IV, Unstageable)
Diagnosis and site of pressure ulcer must … PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer Encourage providers to document pressure ulcers as part of the admission H&P to … Provider must document the site of pressure ulcer; the stage of
the ulcer can be documented and coded … PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer X “Unspecified stage” and “unstageable”
are not interchangeable terms; the code
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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/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Reduction
1. … Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
https://www.in.gov/health/files/Braden_Scale.pdf
This … ulcers. … Use this tool to identify a) residents admitted the current month with pressure ulcers
and b) others … who developed a pressure ulcer within the month.
4.
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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/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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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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/diagnosis-and-management-pressure-ulcer-the-questions-we-would-like-answered-by-this-evidence-review-are-the-following-1-how-can-we-identify-patients-at-risk-for-pressure-ulcers-in-the-hospital-or-long-term-care-setting-and-
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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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/hacrate2013_0.pdf
October 01, 2015 - 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
Surgical Site
Infections
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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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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