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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73350/psn-pdf
    June 02, 2021 - pressure-injury-prevention-hospitals-training-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review

  2. Section 8-A, EHR Data Feasibility Tool (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-8-a-ehr-data-feasibility-tool.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - time) >= 24 hours 3 Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within 24 hours … of PICU Admission Occurrence of administration of a pressure ulcer risk assessment by standardized … pressure ulcer risk assessment tool was documented within 24 hours of admission. … If not, do you use another standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment tool? … 3 How do you document the results of a standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment tool?

  3. Section 8, Data Feasibility Tool and Feasibility Testing Results (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-section-8-data-feasibility-tool-1.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - time) >= 24 hours 3 Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-related Pressure Ulcer within 24 hours … of PICU Admission Occurrence of administration of a pressure ulcer risk assessment by standardized … pressure ulcer risk assessment tool was documented within 24 hours of admission. … If not, do you use another standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment tool? … 3 How do you document the results of a standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment tool?

  4. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
    September 01, 2021 - Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention is a team training curriculum to … help nursing homes with electronic medical records reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers.

  5. 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

  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. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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 what is the… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    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-

  11. Board and Senior Leadership PowerPoint Presentations on the AHRQ Quality Indicators (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - ulcer and any secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for pressure ulcer stage III or IV (or unstageable … • Several exclusions (e.g., length of stay <5 days, principal diagnosis of pressure ulcer). … • Several exclusions (e.g., length of stay <5 days, principal diagnosis of pressure ulcer). … A PSI Example: Pressure Ulcer (PSI 03)� What are the Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs)? … An Example: Pressure Ulcer (PDI 02)� How can the AHRQ QIs be used in quality assessment?

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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…

  15. 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

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45533/psn-pdf
    November 02, 2016 - improvement project in the United Kingdom to address four patient safety issues: venous thromboembolism, pressure … ulcers, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and falls. … preventability-hospital-acquired-venous-thromboembolism https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organisational-strategies-implement-hospital-pressure-ulcer-prevention-programmes-findings

  17. 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.

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

    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/initial-risk-assessment.html
    August 01, 2021 - Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive

  19. 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

  20. Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap1.html
    December 01, 2014 - OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery With (PSI 18) and Without Instrument (PSI 19) 77,000 2.4 Pressure … Ulcers MPSMS (2013) Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,060,000 32.5 Surgical Site Infections
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