BROOKFIELD, Wis., March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) and Vizient , the largest member-driven healthcare performance company in the United States, have partnered to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions within the Vizient Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) membership. As part of this campaign, Vizient is determined to achieve a 20-percent decrease in overall patient harm and a 12-percent reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions by 2019.
To support these goals, 50 clinicians from Vizient’s HIIN membership will attend WCEI’s Skin and Wound Management course during the week of April 23. The HIIN clinicians will be chosen from around the United States and meet in Irving, Texas, to complete the training.
“The Skin and Wound Management course is designed with patient-centered quality healthcare in mind,”