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This 12-page paper discusses pressure ulcers as hospital acquired conditions and how quality tools can be used to prevent or reduce them. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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as individuals in wheelchairs or hospital beds. Though jokes have sometimes been made about them, there is nothing funny about this physical problem. In its advanced stages, bedsores, known by
pressure ulcers, its more "scientific" name, can cause a great deal of pain and suffering for patients, as they can suffer from sepsis, infection and even death.
How problematic are pressure ulcers? Carol Calianno in 2007 pointed out that, between 1993 and 2003, a 63% increase in hospital length of stay could be
directly attributed to pressure sores. Going further, various sources estimate costs ranging from $2.2 billion to $3.6 billion annually for pressure ulcer treatment (Calianno, 2007). Furthermore, and not to make
too light of this, pressure ulcers can interfere with a patients long-term health and recovery, while increasing risk for infection and stress (Calianno, 2007). The good news is that steps
can be taken to reduce and prevent pressure ulcers. A basic quality improvement program focused on proper resource allocation and an idea of who might be at risk for pressure
ulcers can go a long way toward minimizing the risk and occurrence. The not-so-good news is that many healthcare systems and hospitals havent quite figured out the best way in
which to do this. Pressure Ulcers and the Hospital Acquired Condition The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as Medicare
and Medicaid define Hospital Acquired Conditions or HAC as "serious conditions patients may get during an inpatient hospital stay" (2012). The reason why theyre important to any hospital is because
Medicare doesnt pay for the conditions, nor can patients be billed for them, so long as the occurred in the hospital (Hospital Acquired Condition, 2012). Such conditions include falls and
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