of its Effect on Quality of Coding Pressure Injury at Three Acute Care Hospitals
Nancy Estocado, Lattrice Dickson
The consistency of coding the reported severity of pressure injuries (PIs) present on arrival and hospital-acquired PIs remains unknown. Objective. The authors conducted a 3-year retrospective review of hospitalized patients from 200-, 400-, and 700-bed acute care facilities before (preimplementation, year 1) and after (postimplementation, years 2 and 3) introduction of the mobile wound management system application (WMS app). Materials and Methods. On October 1, 2018, the WMS app and an accompanying educational initiative were rolled out to hospital staff at all 3 facilities. Results. The number of PIs determined to be present on arrival was significantly different between years 1 and 2 at both the 200-bed facility (P =.0221) and the 400-bed facility (P =.0138) and between years 2 and 3 at the 400-bed facility (P <.0001). There was a significant difference in the number of stage 3 and stage 4 … read more