Pressure Injury Documentation and Assessment: A Guide to State-of-the-Art Staging and Recording of PIs

What's one of the biggest challenges facing hospitals today?

How to manage and treat pressure injuries (PIs).

And it's easy to see why: Pressure injuries affect patients in all healthcare settings, but the highest incidence is in acute care settings. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reported that 2.5 million hospital patients develop a pressure injury each year, and 60,000 patients die as a direct result of their wounds.

And to make matters worse, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the number and severity of patients with PIs. Moderate to severe coronavirus-related infections can cause significant debility, and recovery is often slow, creating an unfortunate environment for pressure injury development among at-risk patients. 

Download this whitepaper for insights and information about wound care, including:

• A clear understanding of what pressure injuries (PI) are
• How to identify the four stages of pressure injuries according to The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)
• How digital documentation can treat and help prevent PIs
• How Net Health can help optimize ROI