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AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing to help nursing homes with electronic medical records address pressure ulcers that are slow to heal. Pressure ulcers remain a serious problem in nursing homes despite regulatory and market approaches to encourage prevention and treatment. Pressure ulcers cause pain, disfigurement, and increased infection risk and are associated with longer hospital stays and increased morbidity and mortality. Median annual nursing home pressure ulcer prevalence was 7.5 percent in 2009, with associated costs of $3.3 billion annually.
Introduction to On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
Electronic Reports
- Sample Reports and Report Descriptions (PDF File, 642 KB)
- Pressure Ulcer Assessment (used to populate the reports). (PDF File, 532.29 KB; Word File, 98.06 KB)
Implementation Materials
- Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing (PDF File, 290.04 KB)
- Menu of Implementation Strategies (PDF File, 86.13 KB; Word File, 45.11 KB)
- Implementation Steps and Timeline (PDF File, 63.4 KB; Word File, 27 KB)
Facilitator Training Materials (Train the Trainer)
- Overview of On-Time
- Instructor Guide (PDF File, 811 KB)
- Slides (PowerPoint File, 1.62 MB)
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention Electronic Reports
- Instructor Guide (PDF File, 1.41 MB)
- Slides (PowerPoint File, 4.32 MB)
- Implementation of the Healing Reports
- Instructor Guide (PDF File, 442 KB)
- Handouts (PDF File, 571.47 KB; Word File, 715 KB)
Additional Resources
- Functional Specifications (Word File, 198 KB)
More Information
If you are interested in learning more about On-Time and would like to talk with someone, please email your contact information, including the best time to be reached by phone. Send email to: On-Time@ahrq.hhs.gov and type "request followup" in the subject line.
Page last reviewed January 2017
Page originally created April 2016
Page originally created April 2016
Internet Citation: AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing. Content last reviewed January 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/index.html
