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SHINE THE
LIGHT!
patient
safety@woundrounds
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Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny
New York Times | February, 2010
Study Finds No Progress in Safety at HospitalsNew York
Times | November, 2010
60,000 deaths per year in the US are due to pressure ulcer complications
New England Journal of Medicine
The average treatment cost per pressure ulcer is $43,180, costing the US $11 Billion per year
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Pressure Ulcers Take a Massive Toll
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Everett, WA Nursing Home Owner Settles Case For
$3.5M January 20, 2011
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (NM)
Slapped With $10.3M Penalty in Bed Sore Lawsuit
February 11, 2011
25% Turnover Among Christus St. Vincent Nurses, Lower Than Prior Year
February 27, 2011
Pressure Ulcers Waste Lives and Resources
RN turnover at nursing homes is 50%
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Hospital Emergency Room x x Surgery x Surgical Floor x--x x-x Hospital Step down unit x- --x
Nursing Home x--------x x--x
Home x--------------------------x x---------x x ------------------ x x ----------------x Physician Offi ce Visits x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Home Care (Wound Nurse) x x x x x x x x Wound Clinic x x x x Dialysis Center (Evanston Ill) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Summer Home x----------------------x Dialysis Center (Marquette MI) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mar May
A Hospital Stay of Just a Couple Days can Have Dire Consequences…
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NINE months to heal
Got PrU
Case A: active 78 yr-old
Care Setting: hospitalPressure Ulcer Location: both heels
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…and It Can Happen to Anyone with Limited Mobility (Even Temporary)
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Care Setting: rehab hospitalPressure Ulcer Location: buttock
• Pressure ulcers do not discriminate by age
• 60,000 people die every year in the US from pressure ulcer complications
Case B: active 32 yr-old
A Perfect Storm Rages Within Healthcare Providers
HIGH COST: pressure ulcers cost $38-63k to treat w/ capped or NO
reimbursement
HIGH RISK: 60,000 deaths / year#2 reason for lawsuits
fines up to $10,000 / day
HIGH PREVALENCE: 2.5M pressure ulcers / year
LABOR SHORTAGE: turnover of 50% for LTC RN’s
INEFFICIENT OPERATIONS: difficult to prevent & manage
wounds with paper charts 6
Healthcare Climate is a Perfect Storm for WoundRounds™ Adoption
NO reimbursement for “never events” like pressure ulcers, which cost $25B per year
“Partnership for Patients” $500M government initiative to reduce
hospital readmissions
Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model drives providers together to
improve quality, reduce costs
Graying… …boomers
70% of nursing homes rank “reducing PrUs“ as
#1 goal
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The Solution: WoundRoundsTM
RNs use PDAs bedside
SaaS-based Decision-support tools
WoundRoundsTM mobile solution drives wound prevention and wound management
“What used to take me hours, days and weekends, now takes me minutes. When you use WoundRounds™ you are on-target, on top of things.”
Director of Nursing
“ This program is a godsend! We would be totally sunk without WoundRounds™ with the number of wounds we have.”
Wound Care RN
“I implemented WoundRounds™ because I found that my ‘most expensive’ nurses were spending too much time on trivial, administrative tasks.”
Administrator
“With WoundRounds™, we are catching wounds earlier in the patient's stay.”Administrator
What Users are Saying
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WoundRounds Helps Facilities Do More With Less
post-acute providers’ PAIN:
1. RN shortage, high RN turnover & re-training costs2. highly variable wound care RN training and competence 3. SNF’s perception that readmission rates, wound care costs,
physician services, and liability costs are beyond their control 4. pressure from hospitals to reduce readmission rates5. fines, lawsuits, litigation
…is our OPPORTUNITY:
1. savings of 8-10 hrs/week per wound care RN2. 50-80% reduction in facility-acquired pressure ulcers3. lower wound care costs4. decreased readmissions5. reduced fines and litigation
Financial ROI: Less Wounds Drop Costs Over $90k in Just Six Months
• Annual cost of direct care reduced over $75,000 ($1,500/bed)• No fines or penalties vs. $15,000 paid in previous year
= NET gains over $90,000 in six months
CO
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“ I wouldn’t work here without WoundRounds.” Wound Care LPN
“ The system forces us to be at the bedside with the patient and family…. that equates to more quality time spent with the patient and that is always a great thing. Both the patients and family members really like us using the WoundRounds™ system.”
Director of Nursing
“...for our annual State Survey, there were NO questions asked regarding issues with wounds or care plans, and NO tags [fines] issued.“
Administrator
“ Physician satisfaction with WoundRounds is very high, they think it is 'unbelievable!' We are able to take WoundRounds data to the physicians to help support our request for recommended treatments.“
Administrator
“I took over from another RN, and was trained over the phone in five minutes. I was immediately able to begin my rounds using WoundRounds.”
Wound Care RN
WoundRounds™ Creates Raving Fans
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