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Diagnostic Devices for Wounds in Nursing Homes

NOMINATED TOPIC | February 20, 2024

1. What is the decision or change (e.g. clinical topic, practice guideline, system design, delivery of care) you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would be helpful?

What is the value of adding point-of-care diagnostic devices such as the Moleculite on the rate of chronic wound healing in the nursing home, compared to weekly debridement without accompanied diagnostics?

2. Why are you struggling with this issue?

The device is new, and chronic wounds continue to plague long-term care facilities.

3. What do you want to see changed? How will you know that your issue is improving or has been addressed?

I would like to see wound goals change from “manage” to “heal” for all non-end-of-life patients.

4. When do you need the evidence report?

Fri, 02/20/2026

5. What will you do with the evidence report?

Submit a change request for current recommended plan of care to my CEO.

Optional Information About You

What is your role or perspective? Wound care NP

May we contact you if we have questions about your nomination? Yes

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Page originally created February 2024

Internet Citation: Diagnostic Devices for Wounds in Nursing Homes. Content last reviewed February 2024. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/diagnostic-devices

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