Financial impact of improved pressure ulcer staging in the acute hospital with use of a new tool, the NE1 Wound Assessment Tool

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 158-166

  Young, Daniel L ^a   Shen, Jay J ^a   Estocado, Nancy ^b   Landers, Merrill R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SUNRISE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer staging; Reducing pressure ulcers; Wound Assessment Tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COST; DECUBITUS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRESSURE ULCER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84860263848     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000413597.20438.d2     Document Type: Article

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