NY system lowers incidence of pressure ulcers with new tool for assessing patients' risk.
Preventing pressure ulcers is simple--pay close attention to patients. That means real close. North Shore-Long Island-Jewish Health System shares how it began daily assessments of patients' risks for developing pressure injuries and reduced the number of cases 29% and 80% in the two worst severity levels.
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