Oxygen delivery device-related pressure injuries can be prevented
Oct 07, 2022
Use of new oxygen delivery devices, education of health care staff, patient feedback key to preventing pressure injuries
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.
Pressure injury study hits at ‘misleading’ self-reported nursing home data
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home operators are underreporting the number of pressure injuries in Medicare residents by as much as 40%, said University of Chicago researchers, who have joined a push for less provider-reported...