Prevention of pressure sores. Another way to cut inpatient-care losses.
Pressure sores (decubitus ulcers) can develop despite high-quality nursing care and may dramatically lengthen a patient's stay. Third parties rarely pay all the costs of treating pressure sores, so most hospitals will be able to improve their bottom lines by identifying high-risk patients and providing them with special preventive supplies, equipment, and care.
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