Annual Checkup: The CMS Pressure Ulcer Present-on-Admission Indicator
Annual Checkup: The CMS Pressure Ulcer Present-on-Admission Indicator
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年度检查:CMS 压疮入院指标
DOI:
10.1097/01.asw.0000361385.97489.51
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
E. Ayello
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文献类型:
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作者:
C. Lyder;E. Ayello
PURPOSE: To provide the wound care practitioner with information about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pressure ulcer present-on-admission (POA) indicators. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES: After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: Describe the history and rationale for the CMS financial incentives for pressure ulcer (PrU) prevention. Identify the CMS Pressure Ulcer POA indicators and 2009 ICD-9 coding for PrU staging. Discuss the implications of the new CMS reimbursement for PrUs on healthcare organization practices with examples of successful interventions for PrU reduction.