THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), due to foreseeable unintended litigation and regulatory consequences, oppose the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel recommended change in nomenclature from “pressure ulcer” to “pressure injury;”
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that PALTmed oppose changing nomenclature for ICD-10 diagnoses from “pressure ulcer” to “pressure injury;”
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the PALTmed request that the American Medical Association and other interested professional organizations formally oppose a change in nomenclature from “pressure ulcer” to “pressure injury” in the ICD-10 and other diagnostic catalogues and classification systems.
Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).