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Speaker: Pamela Scarborough, Director of Public Policy and Education, American Medical Technologies

The next Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 30th, 2020 at 12:00 PM. Facilities are faced with admitting people who would have been in an acute care setting several years ago due to their level of acuity. Today these sicker, more frail, individuals are in our buildings having been discharged by the hospital as “stable”. The increased level of ill-health with the multiple comorbidities means our population of residents and patients are at higher risk for pressure ulcer/injuries (PU/PI) than in years past. Due to the higher levels of acuity you need to ask your clinical team: “Are these PU/PI wounds actually due to pressure, or are they Kennedy Terminal Ulcers a.k.a. Skin Failure”? This program will review business, clinical and regulatory components for prevention, treatments and reporting of skin issues with focus on the importance of staging for appropriate PDPM reimbursement and reporting on the MDS. In addition, there will be focused content on the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer, which is recognized by CMS as an unavoidable pressure ulcer.