Zeroing in on Quality: How the Hospital Harm-Pressure Injury eCQM Changes Reporting

Zeroing in on Quality: How the Hospital Harm-Pressure Injury eCQM Changes Reporting

From WOCTalk by WOCN Society

March 3, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 148

About this episode

Michele Deppisch discusses the new Electronic Clinical Quality Measure for hospital harm-pressure injuries and its implications for healthcare quality reporting.

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Michele Deppisch, PT, CWS, FACCWS, President-Elect of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), to discuss the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) titled "Hospital Harm-Pressure Injury" (HH-PI). Michele provides a comprehensive overview of this initiative, which identifies the development of a single new pressure injury of any stage as a key indicator of care quality. She details the rollout timeline and critical documentation rules—such as grace periods for conditions present on admission—while clarifying that previously anticipated exclusions will not apply. Tune in to learn essential strategies for interdepartmental preparation, managing "start clock" challenges in the Emergency Department, and ensuring accurate documentation across every patient encounter. As this is a rapidly changing topic, listeners are encouraged to visit the WOCN Society's eCQM Navigation Center for the most current information and updates.

People in this episode

Guest: Michele Deppisch

Topics covered

  • quality of care
  • pressure injuries
  • healthcare documentation
  • clinical quality measures
  • interdepartmental strategies

Keywords

  • pressure injury
  • eCQM
  • hospital harm
  • documentation rules
  • care quality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, WOCN Society

Books & works: Hospital Harm-Pressure Injury

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