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Vol XVI, Apr `06

QI Newsletter Archive - Volume XVI, April 2006

Project Update

Vol XVI, Apr `06 Below are brief monthly updates intended to keep you up-to-date:
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CPG Spotlight: Pressure Ulcer Clinical Practice Guideline

Vol XVI, Apr `06

This month's newsletter presents the second of a multi-month CPG Spotlight series designed to provide you, our partners, with detailed information about the intent and content of the AMDA CPGs that form the basis of the LTC-QI Partnership's intervention.

Pressure Ulcers in the Nursing Home

Vol XVI, Apr `06 Pressure ulcers are common and can be deadly for frail, elderly nursing home residents:
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Assessing Care Practices

Vol XVI, Apr `06 Nursing home residents' pressure ulcers can be prevented and managed. Although pressure ulcer recognition and treatment presents special challenges in the nursing home, a systematic and interdisciplinary effort to do so is essential.
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Making System Changes

Vol XVI, Apr `06 At AMDA and the LTC-QI Partnership, one of our goals is to help nursing homes engage in behavior change by linking the CPGs with helpful tools, education, and training.
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Link to Quality

Vol XVI, Apr `06

A facility's ability to prevent and effectively treat pressure ulcers is an important measure of healthcare quality.

Pressure ulcer prevalence is one of the quality measures publicly reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of the Nursing Home Quality Initiative: www.medicare.gov/nhcompare.

Healthcare providers, consumers, and advocates can view nursing homes' pressure ulcer scores at the above URL.

Upcoming Events

Vol XVI, Apr `06

National Quality Coalition Meeting Baltimore, Maryland – June 14, 2006

We've confirmed the date for our 2006 annual meeting. We hope the members of our National Quality Coalition can join us for an interesting and lively discussion about coalition building.

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