title: Development of pressure ulcer program across a university health system.
abstract: Pressure ulcers were designated as a priority for quality care initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. The Penn Medicine Pressure Ulcer Collaborative was developed to address the complex issues of pressure ulcers. The Collaborative used a systematic approach to analyze, plan, and implement a health system-wide pressure ulcer program. As a result, the entire health system had a decrease in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevalence rates of 37%. This article describes the Collaborative's innovative approach to quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Falone
authors.forename: Ave Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Preston
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015143:Philadelphia; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*