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Zero Harm by Design

Wednesday July 22nd | 1 PM EST

Why Pressure Injuries Persist and How High-Reliability, Tech-Enabled Prevention Can Make Zero a Reality What the Webinar is About Pressure injuries are one of the most preventable harms in healthcare, and yet most organizations continue to struggle with eliminating them entirely. The problem is rarely a shortage of knowledge or effort. It is the gap…

Blog, Education

 Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement eXpanded (CJR-X) Explained

July 1, 2026

A proposed CMS rule could change how almost every acute care hospital in the US is paid for hip and knee replacement surgery. If finalized, CJR-X arrives in October 2027 and most hospitals are not yet prepared. Why This Matters If your hospital performs hip or knee replacement surgery, a significant change to how you are paid…

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Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Explained

July 1, 2026

Since January 2026, 741 hospitals across the US have been operating under a bundled payment model that ties the full 30-day surgical episode directly to reimbursement. If your hospital is one of them, here is what your team needs to know. Why This Matters Most conversations about hospital quality focus on what happens inside a…

Blog, Education

eCQM Hospital Harm – Pressure Injury Explained

July 1, 2026

A new CMS quality measure is changing how hospitals are held accountable for pressure injuries, and the financial stakes are real. Here is what clinical and quality leaders need to understand before it becomes mandatory in 2028. Why This Matters Pressure injury prevention has always been central to good nursing practice. Now it is also directly…

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Connecting the dots: eCQM Hospital Harm – Pressure Injury, TEAM, and CJR-X  

June 25, 2026

Three CMS Programs, One Converging Deadline: Is Your Hospital Ready? If you work in pressure injury prevention, or lead a team that does, the next few years are going to test your hospital's preparation in ways that go well beyond clinical practice. Three CMS programs are now active or approaching at the same time: the…

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The Financial Burden of Pressure Injuries podcast

June 15, 2026

In this episode of The Hospital Finance Podcast, Dr. William Padula, Health Economist and Professor at the University of Southern California, and Martin Burns, CEO at Bruin Biometrics discuss the financial burden of pressure injuries. This post summarizes the conversation and we encourage you to listen to the full podcast episode on The Financial Burden…

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TEDx: What’s Preventing Prevention?

May 28, 2026

Martin Burns Takes to the TEDxUCLA Stage to Sound the Alarm on Preventable Patient Harm. Bruin Biometrics CEO delivered “What’s Preventing Prevention?” at TEDxUCLA. A talk that puts pressure injuries, the healthcare system’s most overlooked never event, firmly in the public eye. On 26 May 2026, Bruin Biometrics CEO Martin Burns joined the TEDxUCLA stage…

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Pressure Injury Prevention Technology: A Clinical Guide to How it Works, What’s Cleared, and What to Ask

May 28, 2026

Pressure injury prevention technology is evolving rapidly. From support surfaces and thermography to SEM scanning and physiologic monitoring, healthcare organizations are facing more choices than ever before. But with so many technologies entering the market, one important question remains:  How should clinical leaders evaluate them?  That was the focus of our recent webinar, Pressure Injury Prevention Technology: A Clinical Guide…

Education

SEM Delta™ (∆)

May 5, 2026

SEM Delta (∆) is a simple way of identifying where pressure injury risk is developing beneath the skin before it becomes visible. It helps clinicians move from guessing risk across the whole body to identifying specific areas that need attention now. A Quick Recap: What Is SEM? Sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) is the build-up of fluid…

Education

Introduction to Biocapacitance

May 4, 2026

Biocapacitance is a method of measuring how much fluid is present in tissue beneath the skin. It is based on a simple idea: the more fluid in the tissue, the more its electrical properties change. What Is Biocapacitance? Biocapacitance is an electrical property of tissue that varies depending on how much moisture it contains. Low…

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