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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42895/psn-pdf
    December 18, 2014 - Some events, such as pressure ulcers in surgical patients, actually increased despite considerable national … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary-0#glossary-heading-term-73754 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-pressure-ulcers-goal-zero

  2. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    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

  3. Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2021 - Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive

  4. Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    Preventive Services to People with Disabilities AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pressure … Ulcers in Virginia Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S.

  5. Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pressure Ulcers in Virginia AHRQ’s Safety Program

  6. AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-tools-2024.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Web: ahrq.gov/goinghomeguide/ Pressure Ulcers Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Toolkit for Improving … Quality of Care in Hospitals assists hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention … Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit. … Web: ahrq.gov/pressureinjuryprevtraining Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer … ulcers.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 23, 2019 - measurement program in the United Kingdom, the NHS Safety Thermometer, which measured incidence of pressure … ulcers, harm from falls, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and venous thromboembolism, with … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/measurement-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review

  8. Table 16A: Outcome Indicators by County Socioeconomic Status | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2012 - Ulcer 3,322 4,088 3,865 3,029 3,557 3,496 Injurious Falls 256 436 294 308 … Ulcer 3,754 4,475 4,359 3,374 3,884 3,947 Injurious Falls 331 531 376 387 … Ulcer 2,118 2,834 2,481 1,988 2,480 2,233 Injurious Falls 48 127 63 70 110 … Ulcer 1,348 1,729 1,777 1,154 1,411 1,428 Injurious Falls 65 102 76 70 88 … Ulcer 2,614 3,022 2,987 2,392 2,628 2,719 Injurious Falls 212 363 233 258

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2021 - pressure-injury-prevention-hospitals-training-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review

  10. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcers A new pressure ulcer developed during a stay, or Stage 1 or 2 pressure ulcer(s) present … Ulcers ( (“Pressure Ulcer” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [tiab] OR “Bedsore” [tiab] OR “Bed Sores” [tiab … ] OR “Decubitus Ulcer” [tiab] OR “Pressure Sore” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Sore” [tiab] OR “Suspected Deep … Tissue Injury” [tiab] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [tiab] OR “osteomyelitis” [MeSH … Ulcer All hospitalized patients who are at risk to have pressure ulcer 0.018c 2.42–5.06 3.26

  11. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcers A new pressure ulcer developed during a stay, or Stage 1 or 2 pressure ulcer(s) present … Ulcers ( (“Pressure Ulcer” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [tiab] OR “Bedsore” [tiab] OR “Bed Sores” [tiab … ] OR “Decubitus Ulcer” [tiab] OR “Pressure Sore” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Sore” [tiab] OR “Suspected Deep … Tissue Injury” [tiab] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [MeSH] OR “Pressure Ulcer” [tiab] OR “osteomyelitis” [MeSH … Ulcer All hospitalized patients who are at risk to have pressure ulcer 0.018c 2.42–5.06 3.26

  12. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 127 Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities Executive Summary Background Venous leg ulcers are extremely common in the United States. They affect between 500,000 and 2 million people annually, and are responsible for over 50 pe…

  13. Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths. | PSNet

    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

  14. Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/phases.html
    September 01, 2017 - To learn more about the Implementation Team, see Chapter 2 of AHRQ’s Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit … Ulcer Policies, Tool 2D Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk, Tool 2E Assessing Pressure … Ulcer Prevention Toolkit . … Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices and the Learning Network webinar Measurement . … To learn more about sustainment, see the supplementary training webinar Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849317/psn-pdf
    May 24, 2023 - root-cause-analysis-identify-contributing-factors-development-hospital-acquired-pressure https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-device-related-pressure-ulcers-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis

  16. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)

    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.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42083/psn-pdf
    March 13, 2013 - health care–associated infections and surgical complications, bundled interventions to reduce falls and pressure … ulcers, and interventions to decrease medication errors and improve hand hygiene—are all considered … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-pressure-ulcers-goal-zero

  18. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    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

  19. Inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration and patient safety outcomes in U.S. acute care hospital units: a cross-sectional study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inter-and-intra-disciplinary-collaboration-and-patient-safety-outcomes-us-acute-care-hospital
    August 07, 2024 - found hospital units that nurses rated as more collaborative had lower rates of both hospital-acquired pressure … ulcers and falls. … See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses Nurse Managers Medical/Surgical Nursing Pressure … Ulcers View More

  20. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention - Facilitator Training: Overview of On-Time (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxoverview-ig.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - 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 … the country; several studies have shown significant reductions in pressure ulcer incidence rates … when 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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