Nearly 18 months after acquiring the Braden Scale©, prominent patient safety solutions company releases updated assessment tools to reduce pressure injuries, a $28B annual cost to U.S. hospitals
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Sense Ai Inc., an affiliate of HD Nursing LLC, announced today it has released an enhanced version of the original Braden Scale©, called the Braden Scale II© and Toolkit. Released in 1988, the original Braden Scale© is an assessment tool used globally for predicting pressure ulcers, now called pressure injuries. The new Braden Scale II© and Toolkit is the most current tool available. Taxonomy has changed since 1988 and the language was modernized to be congruent with current practice standards. The tool was also updated to add clarity to the scoring sections, and the content within the sections was modified to provide clarity for accuracy in scoring. In addition, the Braden Scale II© includes a Toolkit to further support education model and scoring accuracy. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE