Maine Pressure Ulcer Prevention Collaborative

On our most recent All Teams call, several new resources were mentioned.  They are listed below with links to download them.  Thank you for your participation in the collaborative!

Commonwealth Fund Transfer Form

New Jersey UTF Form

NJ Universal Transfer Form

RI Continuity of Care Form

DRAFT - Revised RI Continuity of Care Form

Virginia Transfer Form

 Why Pressure Ulcer Prevention is Important:
Preventing pressure ulcers is not only an important way to improve patient-centered care, but also an opportunity to decrease the use of expenses health care resources.  Pressure ulcers can be fully prevented with appropriate monitoring and well-documented prevention strategies.

Data on pressure ulcer prevalence is currently reported by Maine hospitals and long-term care (LTC) facilities to the Maine Quality Forum and to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This CMS data and the MQF data on pressure ulcers suggests that there is considerable variation in pressure ulcer prevalence across facilities, suggesting that there may be important opportunities for improvement.   

The Maine Pressure Ulcer Prevention Collaborative focuses on a set of 6  "key changes", or PUP Change Concepts, for preventing  pressure ulcers.  These changes outline key expectations for nursing and provider staff at hospitals and Long Term Care facilities.