Product Roundup: Management Solutions

HyperbarRXs

Website: www.hyperbarxs.com
Contact: (770) 422-0517 x 230; cathy@hyperbarxs.com
Location: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1993

Most popular product or service: We currently provide comprehensive wound care and hyperbaric medicine services in multiple locations throughout Georgia and Texas in both freestanding and hospital management contract arrangements. We utilize state-of-the-art hyperbaric equipment in both monoplace and multiplace configurations and currently have the largest rectangular multiplace east of the Mississippi river. We stay cutting edge with the appropriate use of bioengineered skin substitutes and other wound products, as well as advanced wound debridement techniques in the care and management of non-healing wounds.

Company description: Our company staff has decades of clinical and technical experience and expertise that we have utilized for the growth and expansion of our service lines. We also provide detailed consulting services to hospitals and other entities on multiple levels to assist the client in obtaining, building, and eventually managing their own hyperbaric service. This is a positive offering in that our clients can realize more of their own revenue in a shorter period of time as an alternative to years of a confined management contract. We can utilize these concepts in assisting client’s transition from management arrangements to solidly stand on their own.

SerenaGroup™


Website: www.serenagroup.net
Contact: (814) 688-4000; serena@healingwounds.com
Location: Warren, PA
Founded: 1997

Most popular product or service. Our most popular service is our research arm that has conducted more than 50 clinical trials in wound healing for both pharmaceutical and medical device companies. We can assist through all stages of product development from the design of the product, regulatory approvals, meeting with the FDA, reimbursement issues, protocol development, and conducting trials in our centers. Our research was recently featured in USA Today. And associated with research is our education program that provides the most up-to-date protocols in the wound care field to hospitals, physicians, and nurses across the country.

Company description: SerenaGroup™ began in 1997 with the overflow from a busy general and vascular surgery practice and grew organically into a wound care and hyperbaric management company. Increased demand for the service resulted in establishing new clinics and by 2005 there were 14 operational wound clinics in western PA. It became abundantly clear at that time that the science behind accepted wound-care procedures was limited.

NewBridge Medical Research™, a wholly owned 501(c) 3 was established in 2006 to advance the science of wound healing and to establish best clinical practices. Since that time, NewBridge has conducted over 50 clinical trials—four of which were funded by the NIH—published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, and given more than 250 invited presentations worldwide.

Oxygen 8™ was established to meet our immediate need for an HBO program and after confirming the viability of HBO operationally, we decided to expand our efforts to other areas of the US. In 2008 we opened two additional wound care and HBO Centers in our core market and have since opened clinics from New York City to Tulsa, OK.

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc.

Website: www.centerwh.com
Contact: (914) 372-3150; info@centerwh.com
Location: 35 locations across the U.S.; headquarters in Tarrytown, NY
Founded: 1999

Most popular product or service. All wound care management with state of the art therapies.

Company description: The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. (“CFWH”) develops and manages wound care centers throughout the United States. These centers render the specialized service of wound care and hyperbaric medicine. The centers are developed in conjunction with acute care hospitals. CFWH operates over 35 wound care centers with various institutions across the US including new additions in IL, CA, IN, MI and rapid additions on the horizon.

We contract with hospitals to manage their wound care facilities. We are responsible for the management of the center including patient scheduling and all non-medical staff, and we assist the hospital in its billing of patient services, which are billed directly by the hospital to insurance companies. We also are responsible for designing and installing the necessary leasehold improvements of the hospital-provided space and supplying the appropriate furniture, fixtures and equipment, including the hyperbaric chambers, used in the wound center.

Through medical leadership based upon a multi-disciplinary team of physicians and defined clinical standards, CFWH is committed to achieving extraordinary patient results while simultaneously providing both physicians and hospitals with professional and economic opportunities. Our company requires a multi-year contract with the hospital providing for a fixed or variable fee schedule based on the services provided.

International ATMO Inc.

Website: www.hyperbaricmedicine.com
Contact: (210) 614-3688; kposey@hyperbaricmedicine.com
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Founded: 1977

Most popular product or service. We provide introductory hyperbaric medicine education for physicians, nurses, and technicians who want to enter the field of hyperbaric medicine. Our hyperbaric medicine course is approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS). We conduct classes every month to insure physicians have continuous access to our training courses. The wound care course is also conducted every month immediately following Hyperbaric Team Training.

Company description: International ATMO is one of the most experienced and reputable providers of hyperbaric medicine and wound care services. The leadership of ATMO includes committee chairmen for the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a board member of the Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA), and technical committee members of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the NFPA. Three founders of ATMO have held the office of UHMS President.

Diversified Clinical Services, Inc.

Website: www.diversifiedcs.com
Contact: (800) 839-9035; development@diversifiedcs.com
Location: 325+ locations, corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, FL
Founded: Result of merger of 3 specialty wound care management companies; in operation since 1984.

Most popular product or service.
  · Outpatient wound care centers
  · The most comprehensive web-based outcomes management system and wound information database.
  · Accredited education and training programs taught by internationally known wound care experts.

Company description: Diversified Clinical Services (DCS) is the world's largest outpatient wound care management company. DCS offers a comprehensive yet individualized approach to wound care that has proven successful since 1984. DCS provides exceptional outpatient wound care through the delivery of evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines and by offering the most advanced modalities–including adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The company’s leadership team is comprised of internationally recognized experts in wound care who research, teach, and guide quality improvement initiatives. DCS helps minimize a hospital’s economic risks through flexible partnership options, assistance with equipment costs, and specialized expertise in reimbursement, coding and revenue cycle management.

National Healing Corporation

Website: www.nationalhealing.com
Contact: (561) 994-1174; contactus@nationalhealing.com
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Founded: 1996.

Most popular product or service: National Healing manages clinically and financially successful outpatient wound departments for hospitals nationwide.

Company description: Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, National Healing Corporation is a leader in disease management with a proven track record of results partnering with hospitals nationwide. National Healing Corporation provides management services and the latest technology and expertise in wound healing to its client hospitals to establish quality wound healing programs. Specializing in the treatment of chronic and non-responsive conditions, National Healing Corporation Wound Healing Centers offer hospital-based outpatient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Committed to health care compliance and best practice medicine, National Healing Corporation emphasizes these priorities in its extensive clinical and business training programs.

Matrix Health Services, LLC

Website: www.aboutmatrix.com
Contact: (504) 906-1024; bevenson@matrixhealthservices.net
Location: Madisonville, Louisiana
Founded: 2003

Most popular product or service: Our most popular product is the “Quick Launch to Excellence” program. Many of our client hospitals have the capitol and manpower to develop a comprehensive wound center, but want to save money and time by hiring MATRIX to guide them through the arduous process of developing a center. The Quick Launch to Excellence Program was designed to offer the "start up" support that is needed, develop on-going clinical and operational processes, and provide the tools and plans for continued success. When the contract is complete, your unit should be able to function independently.

Company description: The MATRIX business model is based on more than 30 years of healthcare experience, including administration of programs, implementing clinical/technical wound care procedures, and dealing with financial/reimbursement issues.

Our company was designed on the belief that a strong clinical base will serve as the foundation for your success. We add to this the clear understanding that appropriate pre-certification, documentation, coding and billing are essential for a center to be successful.

Our passion is to provide wound care programs that enhance the quality of life for patients. The MATRIX staff is well versed in every aspect of wound care and hyperbaric medicine, having extensive experience in problem wound management. As a result, we are able to provide medically appropriate, evidence-based, state of the art programs that are clinically effective and financially sound.

Paradigm Medical Management

Website: www.pmmhealthcare.com; www.apcofamerica.com
Contact: (877) 538-4268; info@pmmhealthcare.com
Location: Gardena, CA (headquarters)
Founded: 2003

Most popular product or service: Paradigm Medical Management can provide a full range of support, whether a hospital is adding hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to an existing wound care program or starting a new wound care program. The initial setup of the program can determine the level of clinical and financial success for years to come. The implementation of appropriate policies, procedures and documentation criteria can help prevent costly denials and improve the financial performance of the program.

Paradigm structures its relationship with hospital partners to meet each individual hospital's needs. Our services are designed to provide our hospital partners with the peace of mind and assurance that every aspect of the program will be monitored and issues addressed in order to provide a hassle-free experience during the implementation and subsequent management process.

Company description: Paradigm Medical Management was founded in 2003 with the mission to collaborate with hospitals and doctors to improve the quality of life for patients with chronic wounds via development, implementation and oversight of centers of excellence for amputation prevention, wound management, and hyperbaric medicine. Since its inception, Paradigm has enlisted the brightest talent to carry out its mission and has achieved dramatic results.

Shared Health Services, Inc.

Website: www.sharedhealthservices.com
Contact: (800) 474-0202; pchampman@sharedhealthservices.com
Location: Johnson City, TN
Founded: 1996

Most popular product or service: Management of hospital based wound care and hyperbaric medicine centers.

Company description: Shared Health Services assists hospitals with opening and managing hospital based outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Centers. We also can help hospitals add Hyperbaric Medicine to existing Wound Care Centers.

Wound Care Advantage

Website: www.woundcareadvantage.com
Contact: (888) 484-3922; info@thewca.com
Location: Sierra Madre, CA (locations across the United States)
Founded: 2002

Most popular product or service: Direct Partner Model, where we provide the tools and knowledge for a hospital to own their program.


Company description: We are passionate about wound care. We have six rules that guide our business:

  1) Patient care is everything,
  2) Be the best partner,
  3) Hospitals should control their own destiny,
  4) We must do well to do good,
  5) Always make it better,
  6) We should earn your business everyday.

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