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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/oirtab.html
December 01, 2012 - Composite: ACSC Acute Conditions
6,913
2,846
Composite: ACSC Overall
17,971
7,139
Pressure … Ulcer
3,067
1,136
Injurious Falls
287
105
Source: Schultz, et al., 2012 (see
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap2.html
December 01, 2014 - Adverse Events (2012 data used in lieu of 2013)
82,000
77,000
5,000
6%
$15,000,000
7
Pressure … Ulcers
1,320,000
1,060,000
260,000
20%
$4,420,000,000
18,824
Surgical Site Infections
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201521.html
July 01, 2015 - decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections and a 50 percent decrease in hospital-acquired pressure … ulcers since 2011.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-chg-bathing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Be especially thorough if there are any nearby wounds, pressure ulcers, or breaks in the skin. … Using the CHG cloths on superficial wounds/stage 1 and 2 decubitus ulcers
How should we dispose of
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmodap1b.html
October 01, 2014 - He has a pressure ulcer that developed weeks ago and measurements are about the same as last week. … He has a pressure ulcer that developed weeks ago and measurements are about the same as last week.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/private-sector.html
June 01, 2018 - Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention . … Treatment of Pressure Ulcers . … Evaluating and Improving Pressure Ulcer Care: The VA Experience with Administrative Data. … Implementation of a comprehensive skin care program across care settings using the AHCPR pressure ulcer
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c1_pdi_prioritizationworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 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/news/newsroom/case-studies/202504.html
June 01, 2025 - The latter two areas are primarily concerned with PSIs for pressure ulcers and falls.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer
PSI 06 Iatrogenic
Pneumothorax
PSI 07 Central Venous
Catheter-Related
Bloodstream … NQI 03 Neonatal Blood
Stream Infection Rate
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/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - There are no detailed sections
for the Perinatal, Pressure Ulcer, or Surgery or Anesthesia EVENT TYPES … No harm was reported for more than one-quarter (18,632 / 73,155; 25.5%) of Pressure Ulcer
Incidents … This was unexpected, as pressure ulcers,
like HAIs and venous thromboembolism (VTE), result in harm … Ulcer
A pressure ulcer that, on admission, was at stage/category III or stage/category IV or was … /category I or stage/category II
A pressure ulcer whose most advanced stage is unknown
A mucosal
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c3_pdi_staffpresentation.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Rate
NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate
PDI 01 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate
PDI 02 Pressure … Ulcer Rate
PDI 03 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
PDI 05 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax … example, with specific information tailored to the example indicator:
The indicator that we have chosen, Pressure … Ulcers (PDI 02), is important to our patients because improvement on this indicator may reduce:
Sepsis
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1302.html
December 01, 2012 - percent, all hospital central line-related bloodstream infections have decreased by 51 percent, and pressure … ulcers rated at stage II or worse have decreased by 44 percent.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c1_pdi_prioritizationworksheet.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - 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/hai/pfp/haccost2017-ref.html
May 01, 2023 - Costs of venous thromboembolism, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and pressure ulcer. … Pressure ulcers in the United States' inpatient population from 2008 to 2012: results of a retrospective … Marginal hospital cost of surgery-related hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhospitalvisits-funcspecs_0.pdf
August 01, 2017 - On-Time provides EMR reports for
improving clinical decisionmaking for pressure ulcer prevention, pressure … Ulcer
Vendor determined
or Wound
Assessment
Pressure ulcer Stage II,
III, IV, or unstageable. … IF wound assessment date ≤7 days of
report date AND at least one pressure
ulcer with ulcer stage = … II, III, OR IV
OR unstageable, then Stage II or >
Pressure Ulcer is true and display X.
29 Fall Risk … then display X in Wound
• Infected wound or decubitus ulcer
• Jaundice
• Rash
10 Injury: Fall
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-alternatives.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Alternatives ׀ 5
5
Indications for Use of External Catheters3,6
Stage III or IV or unstageable pressure … ulcers
Incontinence-associated dermatitis
Daily measurement of urine volume
Single 24-hour urine sample … Indications11-13
Acute urinary retention
Chronic urinary retention
Stage III or IV or unstageable pressure … ulcer
Urinary incontinence
Urine volume measurements
Random urine sample collection
Management
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8g.html
February 01, 2023 - 23,974
Min
13,559
s
s
s
s
Max
51,766
57,143
95,238
65,509
s
Pressure … Ulcer
3,793
7,856
3,285
1,307
3,856
Min
s
s
s
s
s
Max
8,542 … 11,836
13,626
18,523
Max
54,523
48,091
s
49,755
49,129
42,431
53,347
Pressure … Ulcer
4,221
4,180
s
3,748
5,699
4,229
4,086
Min
1,310
1,479
s
1,213
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8.html
February 01, 2023 - 17,845
Min
7,027
9,302
s
s
s
Max
36,997
40,253
41,379
51,572
s
Pressure … Ulcer
3,134
5,690
2,837
1,476
2,984
Min
1,506
s
s
s
s
Max
6,772 … 11,836
6,378
8,163
Max
29,607
39,709
25,788
49,755
49,129
29,454
42,207
Pressure … Ulcer
3,751
3,329
2,863
3,748
5,699
3,509
3,506
Min
1,805
1,374
1,106
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8e.html
February 01, 2023 - 15,175
Min
9,170
s
s
s
s
Max
49,738
48,185
50,000
88,889
s
Pressure … Ulcer
2,658
3,470
2,422
1,613
1,534
Min
s
s
s
s
s
Max
9,819 … s
5,975
8,746
Max
44,606
51,218
33,445
80,351
102,632
52,215
42,172
Pressure … Ulcer
2,710
2,665
2,098
4,545
9,171
2,740
2,569
Min
435
648
436
s
s
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab8d.html
February 01, 2023 - 4,484
Min
2,636
s
s
s
s
Max
10,521
14,248
15,129
53,571
s
Pressure … Ulcer
1,283
2,251
1,420
1,057
894
Min
s
s
s
s
s
Max
3,665
6,218 … 7,984
s
1,713
s
Max
9,546
12,167
7,955
38,424
95,652
9,389
12,785
Pressure … Ulcer
1,410
1,397
1,218
3,471
10,593
1,460
1,308
Min
289
343
278
s
s