title: Educate your way to PPS success: one agency makes the grade with its wound care program.
abstract: The Home Health VNA's staff development department worked closely with nursing administration to devise an educational plan to prepare for PPS implementation. Developing an innovative wound care inservice for clinicians was a priority because the agency services a large number of wound care patients who will use a significant amount of resources in terms of number of staff visits, time, and supplies. In addition, the agency believed that the outcome of its financial reimbursement system could vary widely and would ultimately depend on a clinician's accurate documentation of wounds and pressure ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Home Health VNA, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. Jacklyn200@aol.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pelnik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DiPentima
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D011340:Problem Solving; D016730:Program Development; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D013192:Staff Development; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management