Pressure Injuries – A Preventable Cause of Patient Harm

Pressure Injuries_ The development of pressure injuries after hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) admission is a common reason that Medicare beneficiaries contact Livanta to report a potential quality of care concern. [...]pressure injuries remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortalit...

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Published inJournal of Health Care Compliance Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 5 - 54
Main Authors Stofferahn, Matthew, Novak, Leasa, Grandstaff, Shana
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frederick Aspen Publishers, Inc 01.07.2023
Subjects
Beneficiaries
Documentation
Health care policy
Hematoma
Hospitals
Injury prevention
Medical records
Medicare
Nursing care
Patients
Pressure ulcers
Quality improvement
Quality standards
Rehabilitation
Skin
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Summary:Pressure Injuries_ The development of pressure injuries after hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) admission is a common reason that Medicare beneficiaries contact Livanta to report a potential quality of care concern. [...]pressure injuries remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and occur in all inpatient care settings, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), pressure ulcers affect approximately 2.5 million patients annually, and individual treatment costs range from $20,900 to $151,700 per pressure ulcer.2 When pressure ulcers develop, staging systems help clinicians identify the degree of severity of the lesion. Nursing standards include conducting a thorough assessment of a patient's pressure ulcer risk, implementing patient-centered prevention strategies, and ongoing monitoring with routine skin inspections. Since pressure ulcers can usually be prevented through diligent nursing care, the development or worsening of a pressure ulcer can be a sign of substandard care or patient neglect.
ISSN:1520-8303