Article: PDF OnlyThe Impact of Pressure Ulcers on Health Care Costs and MortalityAllman, Richard M. MD Author Information Richard M. Allman, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Aging and Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Advances in Wound Care 11():p 2, March 1998. Buy © Williams & Wilkins 1998. All Rights Reserved.