What You Can Expect from Your Management Company
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From conception to recognition as centers of excellence, wound care clinics must make education a priority. Management companies understand the importance of a knowledgeable team and have spent years refining and perfecting the education process. Not all managed companies are alike — hospital and wound clinic decision makers must understand what type of knowledge and support will be provided by the management company before partnering with them. Ultimately, the hospital should seek an accredited, comprehensive approach to education that includes all staff involved in the care and support o
You Don’t Need a Management Company
- Fri, 9/25/09 - 3:46am
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To create a successful wound center, you must recognize that no wound center is an island. It connects with every hospital department from housekeeping to the business office, including risk management, medical records, patient registration, quality assurance, and medical staff. Opening a wound center is a daunting task that begins with the development of a business plan and must include setting up a chargemaster — perhaps the most important function.
Why Hire A Management Company For Your Wound Care Program?
- Fri, 9/25/09 - 3:43am
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Setting the Scene
Providing clinically excellent and cost effective wound care remains both a goal and a challenge for many hospitals. The healthcare industry has struggled with cost and quality issues in many arenas for years but wound management has only recently become one of the metrics assessed. This is in part due to the increased interest in wound care services by third party payors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Joint Commission.
The market for wound management services is large, often underserved, and growing. It is estimated that more than 7 millio
