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Development of Pressure Ulcer Program Across a University Health System.
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PMID:  21915063     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pressure ulcers were designated as a priority for quality care initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. The Penn Medicine Pressure Ulcer Collaborative was developed to address the complex issues of pressure ulcers. The Collaborative used a systematic approach to analyze, plan, and implement a health system-wide pressure ulcer program. As a result, the entire health system had a decrease in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevalence rates of 37%. This article describes the Collaborative's innovative approach to quality improvement.
Authors:
Dawn Carson; Kevin Emmons; William Falone; Ave Maria Preston
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nursing care quality     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1550-5065     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-9-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9200672     Medline TA:  J Nurs Care Qual     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Ms Carson), Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse/Good Shepherd Penn Partners (Mr Emmons), Pennsylvania Hospital (Mr Falone), and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Ms Preston), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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