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Bedsores can be prevented with regular monitoring
pennlive.com | June 14, 2011

Helen Nickle went to the hospital for a hip replacement last December and left with a problem that was almost as challenging to recover from as surgery — a bedsore.

“My daughter was helping me bathe after I came home and she saw it. At first, I didn’t have any pain with it so I didn’t even know it was there,” the Upper Mifflin Twp. woman said. “I was only in the hospital for two and half days — that’s how fast it came on.” Her doctor diagnosed her with a Stage 3 (out of 4) pressure ulcer — commonly called a bedsore — on her buttock. click here to read more.......

Medicare tracks hospital mistakes
courier-journal.com | June 12, 2011

They are called “never events” — preventable accidents that should never happen to hospital patients, such as getting bedsores or the wrong type blood.

But they do happen, and Medicare recently began posting how often eight such events have occurred to its patients at individual U.S. hospitals — a disclosure some hospital organizations fought, complaining that the data are misleading. click here to read more.......

Adult-home operator pleads not guilty in death
Seattle Times | February 25, 2011

A 59-year-old Seattle woman, who owned two adult family homes, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal mistreatment in the death of an elderly resident at one of the homes.

After the state launched an investigation into the death of 92-year-old Hannah Sinnett last year, owner Regina Daniels surrendered her license to operate Seattle Heights Elder Care Home in South Seattle. As part of a settlement with the state, Daniels also agreed to close a second adult family home in the Renton Highlands on April 1. click here to read more.......

NHS: The 25 Blunders Hospitals Must Not Make
Sky News | February 24, 2011

A new list of events that must never happen in an NHS hospital has been published as the Government confirms it may not pay hospitals if their blunders kill or harm patients. click here to read more.......

New York Initiative Aims to Reduce Pressure Ulcers
Nurse.com | January 24, 2011

The New York State Gold STAMP Regional Program to Reduce Pressure Ulcers is a statewide initiative designed to bring together healthcare professionals to discuss best practices to eliminate pressure ulcers. Hosted by the Healthcare Association of New York State and chaired by the New York State Department of Health, organizers held a regional conference in December at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester in White Plains. click here to read more....

Treating a Hidden Problem: Pressure Ulcers, aka Bedsores
anewscafe.com | February 15, 2011

There is a hidden epidemic that affects 4.5 million people each year, yet no one talks about it. Pressure ulcers are no longer referred to as bedsores, but the name change hasn’t encouraged discussion about these wounds that develop when there is prolonged pressure between the skin and bone.

"An aging population, along with rising rates of diabetes and obesity, mean more and more people are at risk for pressure ulcers,” explains Katherine J. Rowland, chief clinical officer for National Healing Corporation, which partners with hospitals around the nation to treat pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds. “It is important to become informed and know how to prevent them and how to treat them so that they do not get worse and more difficult to cure.”
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IHI - Protecting 5 Million Lives From Harm

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory: Updated Staging System

UPCOMING ALLEN EVENTS

	CNS 2011 Washington, DC October 3-5, 2011
	NASS 2011 Chicago, IL Nov 2-5, 2011