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Pressure Ulcers – Healthcare Associated Conditions

As part of a national initiative, FMQAI will work to support nursing homes in Florida through the Reducing Healthcare-Acquired Conditions (HACs) project, an effort to dramatically reduce the rate of HACs to improve the health and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries.

The goals of the project, which will be implemented in two phases, include:

Reducing HAC
  • Pressure Ulcers or Physical Restraints
  • Falls
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
  • Increasing influenza vaccination rates
  • Reducing staff turnover
  • Implementing consistent assignments for direct care staff

During phase 1, the first 18 months of the 36 month project, FMQAI staff will visit each recruited nursing home facility to provide hands-on team support and instruction. Phase 2 will involve nursing homes statewide.

FMQAI will bring evidence-based practices to reduce HACs through some of the following methods, as appropriate for individual facilities:
  • Educational/technical assistance
  • Facility data tracking
  • Onsite facility visits
  • Comparative data reports
  • Facility-specific quality improvement plans
  • Action-oriented collaboratives known as Learning and Action Networks (LANs)
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