AHCA/NCAL members can receive an exclusive 20 percent discount on the Post-Acute Wound & Skin Integrity Council (PAWSIC) wound management QAPI program titled
Beyond the Bandage: A Holistic Systems Approach to Skin Health. Effective skin health is a systems issue affecting the bottom line that requires a team-based approach focusing on the deep connections between nutrition, mobility, and underlying comorbidities.
PAWSIC’S comprehensive multifaceted QAPI wound management program offers:
- On-demand education program: self-paced virtual access, designed for 24/7 facility schedules
- 4+ hours of wound basics modules for the full clinical team (CNAs, LPNs, RNs, PTs)
- A 60-day enrollment window per facility
- Center-level PAWSIC Certificate of Completion for all participating clinical staff.
- 2 + hours F-tag aligned Assessment to Action methodology for the designated Skin Health/QAPI Lead with 2 CE credits.
- PAWSIC QAPI Toolkit: Center Self-Assessment, Wound Rounds Playbook, Monthly Audit Tool.
- Instructions on completing a customized Process Improvement Plan (PIP) with F-tag aligned, measurable goals.
- A 30-minute live debrief Q&A with a PAWSIC wound specialist.
The reasons for offering this QAPI wound management program are compelling:
- $15,000 Average CMP Per Day: The average cost of federal tags related to pressure injuries and infection control. This refers to Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) for "Immediate Jeopardy" (IJ) or "Actual Harm" deficiencies which typically ranged from $7,000 to $20,000+ per day in 2024/2025.
- High Litigation Risk: Pressure injuries are consistently ranked as the second most common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits in long-term care.
- 40% Misdiagnosis Rate: Wound types are incorrectly identified and diagnosed, leading to ineffective treatments and hospital readmissions.
- Limited Medical School Training: Studies consistently show that medical students receive less than 10 hours (often less than 2 hours) of dedicated wound care education.
- Operational Decline: Poor wound outcomes directly degrade the quality measures domain (which heavily weighs high-risk pressure ulcers), and 5-Star ratings.
PURCHASE OPTION 1 · QAPI Wound Management Program Only $359 - 20% discount = Exclusive AHCA/NCAL member price of $287.20.
PURCHASE OPTION 2 · QAPI Wound Management Program + 1-Year PAWSIC Premium Membership $349 - 20% discount = Exclusive AHCA/NCAL member price of $279.20.
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