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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
Chronic wounds are a growing problem in the United States. Based on evidence-based research of re...
The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...
The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...
The goal was set to develop a system-wide infrastructure to support the implementation of evidenc...
The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...
Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...
A pressure ulcer team was developed and Plan-Do-Study-Act practice was used to focus on process c...
In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...
Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...
The Problem According to a 2006 study published in Nursing Management, 60,000 U.S. hospital pati...
The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...
The Problem Nearly one million people develop pressure ulcers each year, and 60,000 U.S. hospita...
