Prevention Strategies and Coding Updates for Moisture Associated Skin Damage
Prevention Strategies and Coding Updates for Moisture Associated Skin Damage is organized by Healthcare Made Practical (HMP) Global.
Release Date: April 10, 2023
Expiration Date: November 30, 2024.
Description:
This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and video/audio.
To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the educational activity, complete the 4-question post-test with a minimum score of 75%, and complete the activity evaluation form. Upon completing the activity, there will be instructions on how to complete the evaluation and print a certificate or other documentation of credit.
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:
• Correlate the incidence of moisture associated skin damage (MASD) with a patient's risk for pressure injury/ulcer (PI/U) development and explore clinical challenges in the differential diagnosis of MASD versus PI/U
• Differentiate the diagnosis between a wound caused by Pressure Injuries (due to presence of friction or sheer) and MASD (due to presence of urine, stool or sweat)
• Examine the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society’s new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD)
• Examine the use of advanced skin protectants for the prevention of MASD
• Explore, via cases, strategies to manage MASD.