An Ohio nursing home lied to the family of a 75-year-old about a "worsening" Stage IV pressure ulcer that she later died from, documenting "consistently" how she had "no open areas," a lawsuit says.

There is no reason that patients with Grade IV decubitus ulcers in the United States are not being offered surgery for cure when these surgeries are available in other countries.” — Greg Vigna, MD, JD ...

In combined analysis (n = 39), the average wound closure rate was 98%, and all 19 patients previously diagnosed for potential ...

Some Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are denying coverage for seriously injured patients at LTACHs The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are denying coverage for seriously injured patients who have ...

Investigating Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals that are not providing effective care for patients with Stage 3 and Stage IV decubitus ulcers Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers lead to recurrent ...

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers in 2007, including the original 4 stages and adding 2 stages on deep tissue ...

What is important to know about wounds and PDPM? Ensuring proper diagnoses and assessments of wounds is key. Under the Patient-Driven Payment Model, wounds can impact reimbursement under the nursing ...