The longevity of Wound Care centers is crucial to the ever-growing population of people suffering from chronic wounds, and the overall wellness of your center comes down to its long-term sustainability. Not how it’s doing right now in the moment, but where it will be 5 years from now. However, Wound Care Advantage knows that … Continued
From turkeys and ham, to the potatoes and candied yams all smothered in gravy, ending with a slice of grandma’s pumpkin pie, nothing beats the holiday season like home cooked food on a snowy night. Unless you’re living with a diabetic foot ulcer. Then, navigating all the gooey, fire-roasted, deep-fried deliciousness, snow-ball fighting, and ice … Continued
To celebrate November’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, Wound Care Advantage does not want to focus on the statistics of Diabetes. Like the 37 million people suffering from diabetes, or the fact that up to 34% of those patients will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime, and that DFUs are the number one leading cause … Continued
Education is a loaded term and is often regarded as something tedious and boring. Especially when it is required to maintain your career. So, how does one continue to educate the already professionals? Gamification and positive reinforcement. Gamifying education and using positive reinforcement might sound like tools found in a 7th-grade teacher’s pocket, but the … Continued
Read Part 1 The upcoming changes CMS is proposing on CTPs in regards to the treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers may have an impact for wound care programs on Medicare coding, coverage, and reimbursement. However, knowing what those changes are and what it means for wound care programs is sometimes unclear. … Continued
Wound Care Advantage Introduces a Free Crash Course Series on Leading a Wound Care Program Delayed wound care can mean a limb or a life, many times both, for a patient with a non-healing wound. With the rate of patients living with a chronic wound nearing the 7 million mark in the United States, and … Continued
Read Part 2 Throughout the recent talk of the changes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed in regards to Cellular Tissue-Based Products (CTP’s), concerns have been raised in the current gaps of education and documentation needs with these products across the nation. In discussions about what CMS is proposing, industry leaders break … Continued
Patient care can’t happen when they’re not visiting the wound center. Which is why we’ve challenged our centers this September to see who can reach the highest rate of made visits. However, we would like to invite all clinics to take a look at their made visit rates and see what areas can be improved … Continued
Entering a clinic as a new provider can be overwhelming. Here are a few tips to make that transition a smooth one.
Read Part One: Strategies For Staying Safe With Aggressive Patients Non compliant patients are all too familiar in the healthcare industry, and often leave a dark spot in clinical workers’ days. In a recent study conducted by the Learning and Development department at Wound Care Advantage, it found that 71% of clinical workers agree that … Continued