New year planning isn’t just for individuals who want to go to the gym more or pay off debt. In businesses, it’s often the time individual and team performance over the past year is evaluated and priorities are established for the next year. It could involve offering promotions to outstanding staff members, realigning the budget…
By Halle Wade, Events Associate In a world where we can order dinner, see a doctor, and host a team meeting all from the comfort of our couch, it’s easy to assume that live, in-person events have lost their shine. But in healthcare especially, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Events, whether small prospect…
Wound care has emerged as a distinct and vital medical specialty due to the increasing prevalence of complex, non-healing wounds and the intricate science behind tissue repair. However, a significant number of wounds are initially, and often continuously, managed by non-specialist healthcare professionals such as general practitioners and nurses in a variety of healthcare settings….
Physical therapy is a fundamental component of the healthcare system, as evidenced by the more than 300 million rehabilitation sessions that occur annually. Patients seek your clinical expertise to improve their functional health and overall quality of life. However, it’s not just this alone that leads to excellent care and profitability. In addition to your…
As a practitioner, especially if you’re a wound care specialist, you probably know how to perform a wound assessment, make dressing changes, and follow treatment plans. You’re even familiar with the alphabet soup of healthcare terms and jargon that colleagues toss your way throughout the day. But what can stump even the most experienced wound…
For many, it’s challenging to imagine a time before electronic medical records existed. But believe it or not, in the not-so-distant past, paper-based records were the standard way for providers to detail a patient’s medical information. Due to technology, we’ve leaped from pen-to-paper documentation to typing on handheld mobile devices. Yet, how exactly did electronic…
It’s not uncommon for patients to see multiple physicians when receiving wound care. Depending on the wound’s severity, they may be treated by their PCP, a wound care specialist, a dermatologist, and even a plastic surgeon. While it can be beneficial, and even the best course of action, to see multiple specialists to receive the…
“Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal presentation in primary care after back and knee pain,” says one study on the assessment, treatment, and referral of shoulder pain. While pain gets better within six months for about 50% of all people, according to the same study, who wants to wait that long? That’s where…
Every year, an estimated 1 in 10,000 people in the U.S. require inpatient hospitalization at a burn center, according to data from the American Burn Association. Moreover, the World Health Organization estimates 180,000 deaths are caused by burns annually. Burns are clearly a serious issue in wound care, with 3rd-degree burns being one of the…
If there was ever a time to worry about employee vaccination tracking, it was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when countless companies were brainstorming how to curb coronavirus outbreaks in the workplace. You may remember the story of multinational corporation Tyson Foods from 2021. Numerous outbreaks inspired its August 3rd announcement that the…
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