The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses hospital-acquired pressure injuries as a quality measure, and payments and star quality ratings can be affected by performance. However, inconsistencies in hospital-acquired pressure injury documentation and staging category across multiple facility transfers may indicate inaccurate identification in payment claims data and inaccurate quality ratings, according to a new study (BMJ Qual Saf 2017 July 28. doi:
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017