Did you ever have the feeling that “wow, the answer was right in front of me the whole time.” Wound care providers are beginning to recognize that when it comes to finding ways to optimize patient outcomes, they may already have the solution needed – it’s in the data housed in the Electronic Health Record […]
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One of the many changes we’ve seen in wound care since the onset of the pandemic is a willingness among many providers to explore remote monitoring as a way to gather important information, as well as connect and engage with patients. Most organizations, including CMS and the FDA, define remote monitoring as the use of […]
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Net Health Wound Experts Summarize AHRQ Best Practices We know pressure injuries are on the rise, and they can wreak havoc with patient health and the bottom line. If your hospital is like most, you’ve already taken steps to implement a pressure injury prevention program (PIPP). And it’s likely based, at least in part, on […]
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Telehealth is on the rise, and it’s not just because of the year-long pandemic. While COVID-19 has certainly contributed to increased adoption, telehealth is also growing due to broader acceptance of remote treatment by clinicians and patients as access to new technology expands. For example, smartphones with high-resolution cameras and software with digital imaging capability […]
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Highlighting the work of wound care specialists and those they treat June is National Wound Healing Awareness Month; an event organized annually by the American Board of Wound Management Foundation (ABWM). This month is dedicated to educating the public on the necessity of wound care management in outpatient facilities and celebrating the specialists who treat […]
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Net Health Wound Experts Summarize AHRQ Best Practices We know pressure injuries are on the rise, and they can wreak havoc with patient health and the bottom line. If your hospital is like most, you’ve already taken steps to implement a pressure injury prevention program (PIPP). And it’s likely based, at least in part, on […]
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Industry celebrates clinical trials and its past, present and future on May 20 For many, the unsung heroes of the life-saving drugs and therapies developed over the past century have been the researchers and clinical trial participants who made those innovations possible. That’s one reason why Clinical Trials Day is going to be especially notable […]
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TA Senior VP Kevin Keenahan in a podcast discusses the company’s focus, challenges and future It was watching a wet-to-dry dressing change at The Johns Hopkins Hospital nearly a decade ago that convinced Kevin Keenahan, a biomedical engineering graduate student, that information technology could play a key role in improving wound care for both patients […]
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Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have come a long way since the early days of the automated platforms. Advances in technology and the involvement of providers and those who use the systems are helping to fuel an evolution that is bringing new capabilities and ways to improve outcomes and efficiencies while managing costs, streamlining workflows, and […]
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Dr. Alicia Oropallo discusses digital imaging’s use and value in AAWC webinar Telemedicine is the future of wound care, and digital tools such as imaging technology will play a vital and expanding role, says Alisha Oropallo, MD, MS, FACS, FAPWCA, director of the Comprehensive Wound Health Center at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, NY. […]
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have constantly sought out new ways to best treat patients. While there have been some exciting new therapies for the treatment of COVID-19, equally promising are the innovative applications of existing therapies. As we have seen so many times over the past year, physicians, nurses, and researchers have […]
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It’s hard to believe as we reflect over the past year but virtually everything has changed in healthcare. What once was considered leading edge – such as decentralized clinical trials – has started to become the norm. As we slowly move to a “new normal” (whatever that may be), many in the industry are asking […]
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