Swift Skin and Wound Reduces Pressure Injury Prevalence by as much as 77%
A 128-bed facility introduced three initiatives to improve pressure injury prevention:
- Quality assurance, performance improvement project and a root cause analysis conducted to improve the wound care program.
- A digital wound care management solution was adopted to track wound management.
- New role created within the organization; Skin Integrity Coordinator, for accountability and performance metrics.
Source: International Wound Journal 2019