Volume 10 Issue 9 - September 2016
Department
History
09/28/2016
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the evolution of the wound care nurse. This series will continue as part of our History of Wound Care column in future issues of Today’s Wound Clinic. This article was not subject to...
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the evolution of the wound care nurse. This series will continue as part of our History of Wound Care column in future issues of Today’s Wound Clinic. This article was not subject to...
Editor’s Note: This is the first...
09/28/2016
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News
News
09/16/2016
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases ICD-10 Coding Resources
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a dedicated online resource center to assist healthcare providers with maintaining their progress related to...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases ICD-10 Coding Resources
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a dedicated online resource center to assist healthcare providers with maintaining their progress related to...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
09/16/2016
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Feature
Clinician's Report
09/16/2016
For this edition of Today’s Wound Clinic, we asked manufacturers to share some insight about their current biofilm treatment products
Lohmann & Rauscher (Milwaukee, WI)
Contact Information: www.lohmann-rauscher.us; 855-892-4140;...
For this edition of Today’s Wound Clinic, we asked manufacturers to share some insight about their current biofilm treatment products
Lohmann & Rauscher (Milwaukee, WI)
Contact Information: www.lohmann-rauscher.us; 855-892-4140;...
For this edition of Today’s...
09/16/2016
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Column
Letter from the Editor
09/16/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
"All Gaul is divided into three parts,” is the famous first line of Julius Caesar’s history of the Gallic wars. He then methodically describes the inhabitants of each region, analyzing the traits of each culture that made them either brave or...
"All Gaul is divided into three parts,” is the famous first line of Julius Caesar’s history of the Gallic wars. He then methodically describes the inhabitants of each region, analyzing the traits of each culture that made them either brave or...
"All Gaul is divided into three...
09/16/2016
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Business Briefs
09/16/2016
Clinicians within wound care hospital-based outpatient departments (HOPDs) are aware that Medicare officials update the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) regulations and allowable rates each year. At the stroke of midnight on New...
Clinicians within wound care hospital-based outpatient departments (HOPDs) are aware that Medicare officials update the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) regulations and allowable rates each year. At the stroke of midnight on New...
Clinicians within wound care...
09/16/2016
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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance
09/15/2016
This article will discuss disclosures for law enforcement purposes permitted under HIPAA. Various scenarios will be introduced, with relevant HIPAA regulations integrated in the responses.
This article will discuss disclosures for law enforcement purposes permitted under HIPAA. Various scenarios will be introduced, with relevant HIPAA regulations integrated in the responses.
This article will discuss...
09/15/2016
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09/15/2016
D. Elizabeth McCord, PhD, FAPWCA; Kyle D. Hilsabeck, PharmD; & Nancy B. Ray, PhD
D. Elizabeth McCord, PhD, FAPWCA; Kyl...
Despite best efforts, wound care clinicians may find their time with patients limited, especially as it relates to providing education. This article offers a modality that can be discussed prior to the discharge process for use in the home to...
Despite best efforts, wound care clinicians may find their time with patients limited, especially as it relates to providing education. This article offers a modality that can be discussed prior to the discharge process for use in the home to...
Despite best efforts, wound care...
09/15/2016
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09/15/2016
Daniel B. Chastain, PharmD, AAHIVP
Daniel B. Chastain, PharmD, AAHIVP
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The organisms residing in biofilms are dormant and represent a therapeutic problem. Management of biofilm relies on surgical debridement and utilization of antimicrobial agents that can eliminate biofilm-associated microorganisms.
The organisms residing in biofilms are dormant and represent a therapeutic problem. Management of biofilm relies on surgical debridement and utilization of antimicrobial agents that can eliminate biofilm-associated microorganisms.
The organisms residing in...
09/15/2016
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09/15/2016
This article provides current treatment advice as well as recent patient case studies.
This article provides current treatment advice as well as recent patient case studies.
This article provides current...
09/15/2016
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