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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
June 01, 2018 - Reducing the Incidence of Pressure Ulcers
For the hospitalized and home care patient, pressure ulcers … , or bed sores, can be a serious and chronic problem. … The VA viewed pressure ulcer development as an ideal indicator because they are common, required the … The rate of pressure ulcer development dropped from 11.5 percent to zero. … Overall, the VA has experienced a decline in the incidence of pressure ulcers from 4.9 percent in 1990
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47338/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - in 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 … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursinghome-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - Cross-references to other resources:
• Pressure Ulcer Reduction, #5, Pressure Ulcer Baseline Assessment … Survey for Registered
Nurses and Nursing Assistants
• Pressure Ulcer Reduction, #7, Pressure Ulcer … : A Nursing Competency-Based Curriculum
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Points
Preventing Pressure Ulcers Turn … How-To Guide: Prevent Pressure Ulcers
5. … Preventing Pressure Ulcers Turn Clock Tool
9.
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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/wysiwyg/npsd/Pressure_Ulcer_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - of first pressure ulcer risk assessment. … Timing of First Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment by Most Advanced Stage of Pressure Ulcer or sDTI Reported … Ulcer
Increased Risk of Pressure Ulcer Percentage Frequency
At increased risk for pressure ulcer 72.6% … PRU_2
PRU_2: Documented Timing of First Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment by Most Advanced Stage of Pressure … Ulcer or sDTI Reported
Timing of first pressure ulcer risk assessment Most advanced stage of pressure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/pu_training-impguide.docx
October 01, 2017 - Ulcer Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers: Going Beyond Validated … Ulcer Policies, Tool 2D
Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk, Tool 2E
Assessing Pressure Ulcer … Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers: Going Beyond Validated Instruments
Presented by Elizabeth Ayello, … Ulcer Policies
2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk
2F: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Care Planning … Identification Pocket Pad
3D: The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
Mr.
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49633/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - At the hospital, a full examination revealed a very deep pressure ulcer in her sacrum (stage IV full … For example, the rate of pressure ulcers in nursing homes has been shown to range between 2.2% to
23.9% … Pressure Ulcers in America: Prevalence, Incidence, and
Implications for the Future. … Reston, VA: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel; 2001.
6. … RN staffing time and outcomes of long-stay nursing home
residents: pressure ulcers and other adverse
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudak.ppt
December 01, 2013 - Consulting
Presentation at AHIMA
June 17, 2013
Baltimore, MD
Using HIT for Prevention in Nursing Homes
Pressure … ulcers, falls, and preventable hospitalizations happen too often in nursing homes (NHs) despite regulatory … Ulcers
Monitor Pressure Ulcer Healing
Prevent Falls
Reduce Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations & … Ulcer Prevention Pressure Ulcer Healing Falls Prevention Avoidable Transfers
Answers on Demand ✔* ✔ … ulcer rate goes down on average after intervention component interruption no matter when it occurs
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudaktxt.html
December 01, 2017 - ulcers, falls, and preventable hospitalizations happen too often in nursing homes (NHs) despite regulatory … Focus on identifying & managing high risk residents to:
Prevent Pressure Ulcers. … Monitor Pressure Ulcer Healing.
Prevent Falls. … Slide 8
HIT Vendors & On-Time Modules
Vendor
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Pressure Ulcer … Ulcer Prevention
Alternate Formats
Microsoft PowerPoint version - 861 KB
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2012/Appendix_1A_Details_of_literature_review.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcers
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Pressure Ulcers
We sought information on pressure ulcers in key HCBS populations … Evidence for prevention of pressure ulcers in HCBS populations
Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Development … Prevention of Pressure Ulcer Progression
• Pressure ulcers in vulnerable populations should be assessed … Pressure Ulcer
Pressure Ulcers
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• One study found that pressure ulcers were associated with … Frequency of Admissions for Pressure Ulcer
• Pressure ulcers are associated with an average length
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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/pruprev/8.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications … Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued)
3.8. … Return to Functional Specifications Contents
Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Alternate
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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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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/hurd-donna
January 01, 2023 - Hurd, Donna
Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program … Ulcer Program
Evaluation of AHRQ’s On-Time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2012 … Ulcer Program
Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2011 … Ulcer Program
Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2010 … Ulcer Program
Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program
Description
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72478/psn-pdf
November 18, 2020 - examined the
effect of unit-level nursing functional flexibility on the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure … ulcers. … Results indicate that higher use of functionally flexible nurses was associated with a higher number of
pressure … ulcers, but this effect was moderated when coworker support within the unit was high. … nurse-working-conditions-and-patient-safety-outcomes
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care
January 01, 2016 - At the hospital, a full examination revealed a very deep pressure ulcer in her sacrum (stage IV full … For example, the rate of pressure ulcers in nursing homes has been shown to range between 2.2% to 23.9% … Pressure Ulcers in America: Prevalence, Incidence, and Implications for the Future. … Reston, VA: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel; 2001. 6. … RN staffing time and outcomes of long-stay nursing home residents: pressure ulcers and other adverse
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/guide1.html
October 01, 2017 - Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit training. … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers. … Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit. … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers. … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48134/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - effective method to utilize root
cause analysis results to determine latent weaknesses that facilitate pressure … ulcer development. … root-cause-analysis-hospital-acquired-pressure-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866161/psn-pdf
June 19, 2024 - 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 … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-indicators
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/success-hospital-acquired-pressure-ulcer-prevention-tale-two-data-sets