Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk

Medline optimizes leading Remedy Skin Care line

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Monday, June 5, 2023

NORTHFIELD, Ill., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline, the market leader in skin care, today announced a re-packaging initiative for its Remedy Skin Care line as part of the company's commitment to making skin care more intuitive for clinicians. Attendees of this year's WOCNext conference will be able to learn more about the initiative from June 4 – June 7 at booth #1226.

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  • NORTHFIELD, Ill., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline, the market leader in skin care, today announced a re-packaging initiative for its Remedy Skin Care line as part of the company's commitment to making skin care more intuitive for clinicians.
  • Medline holds over 50% of the skin care market share across acute care and post-acute care settings.
  • Launched in 2004, Medline's Remedy Skin Care line has grown into a comprehensive system of products to help with every skin care need, including cleansing, moisturizing, protecting and treating.
  • Since 2004, the Medline Advanced Skin Care team has conducted over 25 clinical studies to gather evidence on Remedy Skin Care products to prove the products make a difference in clinical outcomes.

HD NURSING AFFILIATE HEALTH SENSE AI RELEASES NEW UPDATED BRADEN SCALE II© AND TOOLKIT

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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.

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  • 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 IIand Toolkit.
  • Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom provided extremely valuable input on the update to the scale and education toolkit and training module.
  • Kent Barkouras, Health Sense Ai president, stated: "We are now licensing the Braden Scale IIand Toolkit directly to health care providers in the U.S. and globally.
  • In addition to the Braden Scale IIand Toolkit, the company has recently made additional investments in digital health care and AI, thermal imaging technologies, and patient safety products.