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Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...
Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...
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 Minnesota Hospital Association's SAFE SKIN program provides hospital leaders with resources o...
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...