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Top Digital Techniques to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

Featuring Kara Couch Director of Inpatient Wound Care at George Washington University

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Baltimore Startup Acquired by Major Pittsburgh Firm

This content is reprinted from a Baltimore Business Journal article written by Carley Milligan  and published on May 15, 2020. Read the full article here. Baltimore’s Tissue Analytics has been acquired by electronic health records software company Net Health in a deal aimed at helping medical providers better care for wounds. The health IT startup was […]

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Expanded Telehealth Services Offer Smart Wound Care Workflows

We are living in unprecedented times. At the time of writing, the World Health Organization declared the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.1 This virus can potentially affect anyone, including healthcare workers, patients, families, friends, and neighbors. Before COVID-19, in any health care setting, engaging face-to-face with our wound care patients […]

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Are Your Wound Care Workflows Clinically Appropriate?

The burden of chronic wounds is high. Associated morbidity, decreased quality of life, and, in some cases, mortality are among the many reasons significant interest is focused on the prevention and treatment of wounds and the patients you serve each and every day. It has been estimated that a single diabetic ulcer carries a cost […]

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Private: Define Your Pressure Injury Clinical Order Set within Your Workflow

Diagnosing a specific wound type is a complex process, requiring accurate wound and skin assessment. Skill sets for accurate assessment include understanding the physical findings; evaluating the patient’s laboratory values, diagnostic tests, nutrition needs, and management modalities; implementing support surface products and off-loading devices; and so on. In addition, an accurate plan of care is […]

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Checklists for Successful Specialty Electronic Medical Record Implementation

Specialty electronic medical records (EMRs) have revolutionized the way data are collected, collated, and delivered at the press of a button. But are you sure that the information that you are documenting within your specialty EMR is truly reflective of your Clinical, Operational, Regulatory, and Economic (CORE)* processes? Understanding how the final documentation is compiled is […]

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Test Your Reimbursement Knowledge as the New Year Begins

In 2019, wound/ulcer management providers and professionals experienced many reimbursement changes. Because confusion still exists about many of these issues, this author recommends taking the self-test below.  After you complete the test, download the answers to see how you did. Give yourself 4 points for every correct answer. Hopefully, everyone will score 100 points! If […]

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2019 in Review: Snapshots for Strategy to Refine Workflows

It has been quite a busy year! Although this column is not intended to exhaustively cover all rules and regulations, let’s look back at what we learned this year about the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and other documentation approaches to plan ahead using smart strategies. And remember, it is your responsibility to understand the rules […]

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