Volume 3 Issue 5 - September/October 2009
10/15/2009
Marcia Nusgart, R.Ph,
Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
Marcia Nusgart, R.Ph,
Dot Weir, RN, ...
Our readers may remember fondly (or perhaps not so fondly) the days when there were frequent requests from all forms of DME suppliers, home health agencies, infusion providers, and product manufacturers to visit our clinics. This is usually...
Our readers may remember fondly (or perhaps not so fondly) the days when there were frequent requests from all forms of DME suppliers, home health agencies, infusion providers, and product manufacturers to visit our clinics. This is usually...
Our readers may remember fondly...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
10/15/2009
Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS. Co-Editor of TWC
Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS. Co-Edi...
As clinicians, we are in the business of solving problems. We make diagnoses, weigh the risks and benefits of various options, and initiate treatments. We take charge, and the whole concept of ‘evidence based medicine’ is predicated on the...
As clinicians, we are in the business of solving problems. We make diagnoses, weigh the risks and benefits of various options, and initiate treatments. We take charge, and the whole concept of ‘evidence based medicine’ is predicated on the...
As clinicians, we are in the...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
10/15/2009
Chris DeMeo, Healthcare Section of McGlinchey Stafford
Chris DeMeo, Healthcare Section of Mc...
A wise man once told me that no good deed goes unpunished. This ironic observation that a life of service is not without hardship, is a real, legal conundrum for physicians and hospital-based wound care departments (facilities) when it...
A wise man once told me that no good deed goes unpunished. This ironic observation that a life of service is not without hardship, is a real, legal conundrum for physicians and hospital-based wound care departments (facilities) when it...
A wise man once told me that...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
10/15/2009
In 1999 Tere Sigler, PT, CWS, CLT-LANA, established the Archbold Center for Wound Management at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia and is still the clinical director. This last year the center has expanded to include...
In 1999 Tere Sigler, PT, CWS, CLT-LANA, established the Archbold Center for Wound Management at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia and is still the clinical director. This last year the center has expanded to include...
In 1999 Tere Sigler, PT, CWS,...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Feature
Ethics
10/15/2009
John S. McInnes, M.D., J.D.
Paul M. Rudolf, M.D., J.D.
John S. McInnes, M.D., J.D.
Paul M. R...
*Disclaimer: “This article is intended to be a general summary of certain aspects of law and policy and does not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult with competent counsel to determine applicable legal requirements in a specific...
*Disclaimer: “This article is intended to be a general summary of certain aspects of law and policy and does not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult with competent counsel to determine applicable legal requirements in a specific...
*Disclaimer: “This article is...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Ethics
10/15/2009
John S. McInnes, M.D., J.D.
Paul M. Rudolf, M.D., J.D.
John S. McInnes, M.D., J.D.
Paul M. R...
I. Background
The subject of this article is surgical wound debridement performed by physicians. Surgical debridement is an important component of chronic wound treatment, and has been described by one author (along with systemic antibiotic...
I. Background
The subject of this article is surgical wound debridement performed by physicians. Surgical debridement is an important component of chronic wound treatment, and has been described by one author (along with systemic antibiotic...
I. Background
The subject of...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Column
Letter from the Editor
10/15/2009
When it comes to the patients that we care for in our clinics, we do everything we can to be of service, and to make their road to healing as “painless” as possible, both literally and figuratively.
When it comes to the patients that we care for in our clinics, we do everything we can to be of service, and to make their road to healing as “painless” as possible, both literally and figuratively.
When it comes to the patients...
10/15/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Business Briefs
10/15/2009
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. However, HMP Communications and the author 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 the accuracy of the information. However, HMP Communications and the author do not represent, guarantee, or...
Information regarding coding,...
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Today's Wound Clinic
