Volume 7 Issue 8 - October 2013
Column
Facility in Focus
10/21/2013
For a comprehensive selection of patient photos and other images collected during TWC’s visit to Virtua, visit http://www.todayswoundclinic.com/slideshow/photo-slideshow-conforming-high-standard-healing-wounds-virtua
Berlin, NJ — The...
For a comprehensive selection of patient photos and other images collected during TWC’s visit to Virtua, visit http://www.todayswoundclinic.com/slideshow/photo-slideshow-conforming-high-standard-healing-wounds-virtua
Berlin, NJ — The...
For a comprehensive selection of...
10/21/2013
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Reader Reports
10/21/2013
In our June/July 2013 issue, Today’s Wound Clinic promoted a survey that was sent out to readers via email regarding their referral habits as they relate to wound care interventionists. To see the results for the nearly 160 participants,...
In our June/July 2013 issue, Today’s Wound Clinic promoted a survey that was sent out to readers via email regarding their referral habits as they relate to wound care interventionists. To see the results for the nearly 160 participants,...
In our June/July 2013 issue,...
10/21/2013
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Business Briefs
10/21/2013
Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the information. However, HMP Communications and the authors do not represent, guarantee, or...
Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the information. However, HMP Communications and the authors do not represent, guarantee, or...
Information regarding coding,...
10/21/2013
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From the Editor
10/21/2013
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
The hospital’s infection control committee (ICC) had determined that our wound center served as a “ground zero” for an outbreak of a relatively new problem — methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It was the mid-1990s and the...
The hospital’s infection control committee (ICC) had determined that our wound center served as a “ground zero” for an outbreak of a relatively new problem — methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It was the mid-1990s and the...
The hospital’s infection...
10/21/2013
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ICD-10-CM
10/21/2013
Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA
Editor’s Note: Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information. Providers, suppliers, and manufacturers are responsible for...
Editor’s Note: Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information. Providers, suppliers, and manufacturers are responsible for...
Editor’s Note: Information...
10/21/2013
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News Update
10/21/2013
Devon Medical Announces Global Availability of NPWT Dressing
Officials at Devon Medical Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in King of Prussia, PA, have announced the worldwide availability of the company’s negative pressure wound...
Devon Medical Announces Global Availability of NPWT Dressing
Officials at Devon Medical Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in King of Prussia, PA, have announced the worldwide availability of the company’s negative pressure wound...
Devon Medical Announces Global...
10/21/2013
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10/21/2013
Modern day joint-replacement surgery was first performed in the US in the 1970s. Fast forward to 2009, and approximately 1 million primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) and total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) had been performed in this...
Modern day joint-replacement surgery was first performed in the US in the 1970s. Fast forward to 2009, and approximately 1 million primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) and total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) had been performed in this...
Modern day joint-replacement...
10/21/2013
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10/21/2013
Julia Ernst, MS & Joe Darrah
Julia Ernst, MS & Joe Darrah
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Despite its global impact, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) remains at its most prevalent here in the US.1 And within the US, it may just be that our outpatient wound care clinics have yet to actually...
Despite its global impact, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) remains at its most prevalent here in the US.1 And within the US, it may just be that our outpatient wound care clinics have yet to actually...
Despite its global impact,...
10/21/2013
Today's Wound Clinic
ICD-10-CM
10/03/2013
As the implementation deadline for ICD-10-CM nears, TWC offers readers an exclusive collection of tip sheets to assist in identifying pertinent documentation improvement topics in wound care. Readers should refer to the tools provided to...
As the implementation deadline for ICD-10-CM nears, TWC offers readers an exclusive collection of tip sheets to assist in identifying pertinent documentation improvement topics in wound care. Readers should refer to the tools provided to...
As the implementation deadline...
10/03/2013
Today's Wound Clinic
Feature
Infographic
10/21/2013
Today’s Wound Clinic speaks with Arun Menawat, PhD, MBA, president and chief executive officer.
Today’s Wound Clinic (TWC): How long have you been in wound care, and how did you enter this area of healthcare?
Arun Menawat (AM): Novadaq...
Today’s Wound Clinic speaks with Arun Menawat, PhD, MBA, president and chief executive officer.
Today’s Wound Clinic (TWC): How long have you been in wound care, and how did you enter this area of healthcare?
Arun Menawat (AM): Novadaq...
Today’s Wound Clinic speaks with...
10/21/2013
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