Pressure Ulcers

Hypochlorous Acid Solution* for Wound Bed Preparation in the Surgical and Nonsurgical Patient

The use of hypochlorous acid (HOCL) in the preparation of the wound bed has become an increasingly well-accepted practice. Several guidelines have indicated that HOCL cleansers have the ...

08/19/2021

Business Briefs

Reimbursement Pearls From Wound Clinic Business 2019

11/06/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

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11/06/2019

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A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Fluid Immersion Simulation (FIS) System vs. an Air Fluidized Bed (AFB) System in the Acute Postoperative Management of Pressure Ulcers

Purpose: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates more than 2.5 million individuals in the U.S. develop pressure ulcers annually. The medical management of pressure ulcers...

10/24/2019

ICD-10-CM

A Closer Look at the New ICD-10-CM Codes for Wound Management in 2020

10/07/2019

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

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10/07/2019

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Let's Be Frank

Going Beyond Healing With DFU Offloading

09/30/2019

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA

The patient’s care doesn’t always end with a closed wound, especially when it comes to offloading and total contact casts. As the adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But what happens to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)...

The patient’s care doesn’t...

09/30/2019

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Letter from the Editor

Goodbye Volume, Hello Value

09/30/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

How much of your time do you spend focused on volume-based payment (the way you have always done things) vs. the new value-based system? Are you beginning the transition away from volume-based payment, or hoping you can retire before you have...

How much of your time do you...

09/30/2019

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Coding

Wound vs. Ulcer: Selecting the Correct Diagnosis Code

08/02/2019

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

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08/02/2019

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Let's Be Frank

The Importance of Nutrition in Reducing Pressure Ulcers

07/03/2019

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA

It is estimated that more than 2.5 million patients in the United States are being treated for pressure ulcers/injuries in acute care facilities each year and that 60,000 die from their complications.1 Patients admitted to the hospital are...

It is estimated that more than...

07/03/2019

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