ROI from Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Surveillance Direct Costs of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries. A pressure injury is a localized injury to the skin or underlying tissue. When these conditions are acquired in an inpatient setting, or not documented as “present upon admission” within 24 hours, they can cause a hospital to incur significant penalties under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI’s) are a substantial burden on U.S. hospitals. Through deploying Tissue Analytics’ wound surveillance software, hospitals across the country have demonstrated clear reductions in the financial burdens of pressure injuries.

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