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Bruin Biometrics Featured in LA Business Journal

April 28, 2026

Scanning for a $27 Billion Issue The Los Angeles Business Journal has featured Bruin Biometrics in a compelling piece on one of healthcare's most costly and underaddressed challenges: pressure injuries. The article explores the staggering scale of the problem, with pressure injuries costing the US healthcare system up to $27 billion annually and affecting an…

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Prevention Starts with Biology: Rethinking Pressure Injury Prevention

March 18, 2026

  At the core of the issue is a reliance on subjective assessment methods. Traditional prevention approaches such as risk scoring tools and visual skin assessments are widely used but inherently limited. They depend on what clinicians can see and interpret, yet pressure injuries begin beneath the skin, often days before any visible signs appear.  This…

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Bruin Biometrics Honored Among UCLA’s Top 25 Inventions of the 21st Century

February 26, 2026

We are proud to share that the Provizio SEM Scanner has been recognised by UCLA as one of the Top 25 Bruinventions of the 21st Century, featured in the Fall 2025 issue of UCLA Magazine. Coming in at number 10 on the list, the Provizio SEM Scanner is highlighted for its ability to detect early-stage…

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Why Visual Skin Assessment Is the Blind Spot Preventing Zero Harm

February 19, 2026

Visual skin assessment may be the blind spot preventing Zero Harm and earlier, objective detection has proven to change outcomes in all clinical settings. Check out the full webinar here or read the quick summary below. Pressure injuries are classified by CMS as preventable harm. Yet despite standardized risk tools and routine visual skin assessments,…

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What the Risk Score Can’t Tell You: Why “Low-Risk” Patients Still Develop Pressure Injuries

January 26, 2026

Pressure injuries remain one of the most persistent forms of preventable harm in healthcare—despite decades of education, policies, and prevention bundles. In Bruin Biometrics’ recent webinar, What the Risk Score Can’t Tell You: Why “Low-Risk” Patients Still Get Pressure Injuries, Dr. Rhonda Sullivan explored why current prevention strategies continue to fall short and what clinical…

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The Hidden Millions: Revealing the True ROI of Pressure Injury Prevention

November 20, 2025

Hospitals today are navigating one of the most financially challenging environments in modern healthcare. Every dollar must be justified, and every initiative must prove its value. Yet amid competing priorities, one issue continues to drain resources at an alarming rate: pressure injuries. And as the latest data makes clear, the true return on prevention is…

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Pressure Injuries and Liability: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know

October 17, 2025

Pressure injuries (PIs) remain one of healthcare’s most visible and costly indicators of care quality. Yet beyond patient harm and penalties, the legal and financial exposure for hospitals is profound. Why it matters Pressure injury litigation ranks among the most frequent and financially devastating claims in healthcare. The documentation dilemma Plaintiffs build their arguments on…

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Preparing for eCQM Pressure Injury Reporting: What Nurses and Quality Teams Need to Know About Pressure Injuries

September 12, 2025

Pressure injuries continue to be a major challenge for hospitals, both clinically and financially. With CMS’s introduction of the new eCQM Hospital Harm – Pressure Injury measure, hospitals must now prepare for stricter documentation, coding, and reporting requirements. Bruin Biometrics held an in-depth webinar to help you and your teams be ready for these changes.…