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Checklist: Improve All Aspects Of Your Pressure Ulcer MDS Coding & Care
Published on Tue Dec 30, 2014 
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Are you covering these 9 crucial areas in your care plans?
If your facility is working on improving its pressure ulcer care and assessment skills, use this set of checklists and determine which areas need improvement. Your best bet is to involve direct care staff or your interdisciplinary team, as well as other appropriate staff as needed, to complete these checklists.
*Source: EQ Health Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana.
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