HMC assembles white paper on decubitis ulcers
HMC has compiled a cutting-edge white paper of best practices to address the expensive and widely prevalent problem of decubitus ulcers.
Research from HMC has indicated that decubitus ulcers cost around $575,000 for an average hospital annually. A patient acquiring a pressure ulcer requires an average of $9,200 in extra care. This cost is not reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid and in the future probably won’t be reimbursed by private insurers, either. What’s worse is that this is a preventable off-quality condition, according to Shelley Burns, HMC’s director of knowledge management.
There are solutions, however, says Burns. “Being able to readily discern patterns in your ulcer incidence increases the likelihood that you can fix your decubitus ulcer issues quickly and effectively,” says Burns. For more on this, see today’s announcement.
