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Pressure Ulcers/Injuries -Coordination of Care

PUs/PIs have been identified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of the 14 hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) that are reasonably ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Guidelines and Quality Measures

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Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Classification/Staging

... Reference, Inc; Professor (Affiliate), Division of Plastic Surgery ... Hospital-Acquired Conditions . 2016;. The Centers for Disease Control. ICD ...

Skin Failure - Introduction and Assessment

This topic provides decision support on identification of skin failure, pressure ulcer/injury (PU/PI) and other conditions. For a practical perspective on ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Prevention

... Reference, Inc. give any guarantee as to the accuracy of the information ... Hospital-Acquired Conditions .;. Delmore B, Deppisch M, Sylvia C, Luna ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Introduction and Assessment

[21][23] For details on how to differentiate among PU/PI and skin failure, and other conditions, see topic "Skin Failure - Introduction and Assessment". Despite ...

Wound Infection - Guidelines and Quality Measures

Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program. CMS, CMIT Measure ID: 135, Postoperative wound dehiscence rate (part of the CMS PSI 90), Postoperative reclosures ...

How to Assess a Patient with Chronic Wounds

The type of pain helps determine the etiology of the ulcer. History of other conditions that may lead to chronic non-healing ulcers: for instance, chronic ...

Acute Burns - Introduction and Assessment

Coding Guidelines for burns, related conditions, and complications of burns are as follows: ... Reference, Inc. give any guarantee as to the accuracy of ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Treatment

If ulcer is of mixed etiology, address causes of the other conditions as well. ... Reference, Inc. give any guarantee as to the accuracy of the information ...

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