Pressure Ulcers: Time for Geriatrics to Take the Lead to Improve this Outcome

Moderator: Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, AGSF
Learning Objectives: (1) use risk-factor assessment scales and apply them to pressure ulcer prevention, including documentation of such; (2) describe how CMS and other insurers look at pressure ulcers in terms of quality and reimbursement; (3) discuss the educational agenda for physicians, including how to identify pressure ulcers and stage them according to current NPUAP criteria; and (4) identify factors in the healthcare environment that can be modified to improve prevention of pressure ulcers and properly document wounds to maximize hospital reimbursement and minimize litigation risk.

Putting Together a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Daniel R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH

Lessons Learned from the New Jersey Hospital Association Collaborative Program to Reduce Pressure Ulcers across Care Settings
Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ETN, FAPWA, FAAN

Straight Talk from CMS: Present on Admission Coding for Pressure Ulcers and its Implications
Barbara J. Connors, DO, MPH

Prevention, Identification and Staging of Pressure Ulcers: Summing up the Educational Agenda for Geriatricians
Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, AGSF