Reduce the rate of pressure ulcer-related hospital admissions among older adults — OA‑04 Data Methodology and Measurement

The population denominator is estimated by the US Census Data. The denominator assumes that all older individuals are at risk for developing pressure ulcers, and that access to quality care can minimize the likelihood of older adults being discharged with a pressure ulcer. Exclusions include: Transfer from a hospital (different facility) to avoid double counting, and missing gender, age, quarter, year and principal diagnosis. Community hospitals are defined by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as "non-Federal, short-term, general, and other specialty hospitals, excluding hospital units of institutions." The specialty hospitals included in the AHA definition of community hospitals include: obstetrics-gynecology, ear-nose-throat, orthopedic, and pediatric institutions. The AHA also groups public hospitals and academic medical centers with community hospitals. The population estimates used to track this measure are based on estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Nielsen, a vendor that compiles and adds value to the Census estimates using intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas by year, provided the denominator data.