This post was written in 2011 and we updated it here. An essential component to a comprehensive Wound Care Program are Hyperbaric Chambers. The speed in which this approach can turn around potential amputations, among other benefits, is truly extraordinary. I am often asked by hospital administrators if they should buy their own Hyperbaric Chambers, … Continued
Yesterday was the 6 year employment anniversary of Kurt Arisohn, our VP of Operations. If you have met Kurt, you will remember him. He is a force of nature, that looks about 12. At a recent meeting with the ownership of a hospital chain, the CFO of the company exclaimed after recieving Kurts business card, … Continued
For over a decade, I have consistently seen the patient satisfaction rates of wound care centers, and not just ours, soar into the high ninety percent range and never come down. Why is that? In today’s environment where patient satisfaction rates may very well dictate reimbursement levels in the near future, wound care centers stand … Continued
I had a phone call on Tuesday of this week from a CEO of a pretty large hospital organization. They have decided to cancel the contract with a current wound care management company, and wanted to have WCA transition the program. His primary concern was staffing. In his previous contract, the management company had hired … Continued
About ten years ago I was presenting our wound program management model to the executive board of a California hospital. When I was finished, the CFO looked at me and very directly announced that we would not be a good fit since our financial bottom line was almost three million less than another wound center … Continued
When we receive calls or e-mails from hospitals with existing centers, the first question we hear is usually; “How much revenue should we be seeing?” With hospitals looking to build a new center, the question is most often; “How long until we break even?” Financials are a vital part of any out-patient wound care program. … Continued
This past week I was visiting with our Healdsburg District Hospital Program in Northern California. I really look forward to my visits at that program for a few reasons. One is that it is the epicenter of California wine country, two is that I really enjoy meeting up with the Medical Director Dan Rose, and … Continued
Holy Mackerel! Do you realize that in less than two weeks, two “final rules” have been released by the US Department of Health and Human Services which will have more of an impact on the entire hospital industry than all of the final rules released in the last ten years combined? OK, that could could … Continued
We recieved a call this week wanting a little more information about our company. The exact question was, “What the HE** is cloud wound care?” When we realized that our caller was actually from another wound care management company, we couldn’t help but laugh a little. Cloud wound care is an approach we have been … Continued
One of the most concerning aspects of out-patient wound care billing over the last several years has been the use of E&M codes, (Evaluation and Management codes which are billed when a physician and team meet certain criteria) and when they can be used. Recently, Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky had paid the federal government … Continued