Location

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

Start Date

16-4-2013 12:30 PM

End Date

16-4-2013 2:30 PM

Description

This study describes the experience of a single, long-term care acute hospital (LTAC) with the Medline Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (mPUPP)

  • The growing light being shed on pressure ulcer (PrU) costs for the people that get them and the health care systems that treat them, has challenged care facilities to look for programs to reduce nosocomial PrU
  • Each PrU can cost between $700 and $135,000 in medical care related expenses and litigation
  • Recent evidence suggests that successful PrU prevention programs have common characteristics

Keywords

Bedsores – Prevention; Long-term care facilities

Disciplines

Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing

Language

English

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Apr 16th, 12:30 PM Apr 16th, 2:30 PM

A Single Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Experience With a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

This study describes the experience of a single, long-term care acute hospital (LTAC) with the Medline Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (mPUPP)

  • The growing light being shed on pressure ulcer (PrU) costs for the people that get them and the health care systems that treat them, has challenged care facilities to look for programs to reduce nosocomial PrU
  • Each PrU can cost between $700 and $135,000 in medical care related expenses and litigation
  • Recent evidence suggests that successful PrU prevention programs have common characteristics