Patient Safety and Adverse Events, 2011 and 2014 #237

Patient Safety and Adverse Events, 2011 and 2014 #237

AHRQ Stats: Decreasing Pressure Ulcers Among Hospital Patients

The average rate of hospital-associated pressure ulcers fell 23 percent from 2011 to 2014. (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #237: Patient Safety and Adverse Events, 2011 and 2014.)