COVID-19 has drastically changed healthcare in our country, and it seems that some of those changes are here to stay. One of the most promising changes is the growing acceptance of the use of technology, including telehealth, to connect patients and providers remotely.1 But is telehealth, especially in wound care, just about sitting in front […]
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The new year wouldn’t be the new year without a look back and a look forward at what’s to come. In terms of 2020, well…we’ve turned the page. For 2021, when it comes to wound care, it looks like there are several promising developments and further expansion of trends from the previous year on the […]
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Audrey Morris, NP, is no stranger to memorable patient stories. As a nurse practitioner in a hospital wound care department, she’s seen and experienced more than her fair share. But there was one story that she couldn’t forget, and that led to a new chapter in her career. A few years ago, a diabetic patient […]
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Managing your Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is typically top of mind this time of year. And while MIPS can be challenging, we wanted to take a moment to review the category expectations, timelines and deadlines. Performance is evaluated across four categories, each with different weights: CMS finalized the following performance thresholds and category weights […]
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For long-term care (LTC) and skilled nursing facility (SNF) operators, wound care plays a significant role in everything from staff efficiencies to outcomes to reimbursement. It’s also an important factor in the growing push for the industry to expand the adoption of value-based care initiatives. While the industry has always strived to provide quality care, […]
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Clinical research is the backbone of medical advancement and innovation. The better we’re able to observe, measure, and understand, the higher the probability of developing life-altering treatments, medications, and guidance. But oftentimes, especially in the case of rarer conditions where a meaningful sample size of patients isn’t geographically centralized, logistical limitations can cause developments to […]
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Nearly a decade ago, RestorixHealth®, a wound care company, partnered with Net Health to meet it’s EHR needs. At the time of the partnership, the company had 25 locations and was looking for ways to support future growth and expansion. Here are three ways that Net Health’s wound care EHR solution supported scalability for RestorixHealth. 1. Standardization […]
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Process improvement project with leading hospitals results in over 60% drop in HAPIs A year-long, collaborative effort by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare (JCCTH) and three major hospitals aimed at lowering the rate of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) has delivered show-stopping results. And it could not have come at a better time. The […]
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Anyone who has worked in a clinical setting knows that wounds, from burns to ulcers to injuries, are painful, disrupt lives, and often are difficult to treat (needless to say, carry a significant cost burden to our health spend). To find the treatments that will make a difference, small to large medical device manufacturers and […]
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Industry honor highlights the importance of streamlined data connections in healthcare We wanted to take a moment to congratulate our colleagues at Tissue Analytics (TA), a Net Health company. While they faced tough competition, including dozens of leading healthcare technology companies such as Amwell and Apple, Tissue Analytics, recently received Cerner’s code Program Member Adoption […]
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Asking a patient if they had a healthy meal isn’t just a matter of being polite. When it comes to wound care, it can mean the difference between a wound that heals, and one that may not. Assessing a patient’s nutritional status is an important step in wound care. It’s estimated that up to one […]
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Net Health’s J.D. Tyler, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Net Health, recently authored an article in the September issue of Care Analytics News. One of the more challenging demographics for wound care providers to treat is diabetic patients. Many of the patients are elderly, have multiple comorbidities, and face a number of obstacles when it […]
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