A colleague forwarded me this video with Dr. Dale Bratzler of the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality as he discusses the prevalence of pressure ulcers amongst patients in nursing homes and hospitals in the state. Unfortunately, Oklahoma is one of the top five worst states in terms of frequency of development of pressure ulcers. Dr…. Continue Reading
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Now that we score nursing homes, is it time to do the same with hospitals?
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersI recently received an email from the National Decubitus Foundation mentioning how only a handful of states currently require hospitals to report the incidence of ‘never events’ to authorities that occur at their facilities. Consequently, the patient / consumer is left in the dark when it comes to ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ hospitals. ‘Never events‘ are… Continue Reading