Toms River, NJ —As the longest highway in the state of New Jersey, the Garden State Parkway is truly a destination route despite its being defined as a “limited access” thruway. When traveling north from the southernmost point, the highway provides…

Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure information accuracy. However, HMP and the author do not represent, guarantee, or warranty that coding, coverage, and…

Wound dressings and supplies — they’re usually the very last thing that any clinicians and/or providers think about when it comes to the plan of care for patients being managed for skin breakdown. Well, it’s just the opposite for the medical supply…

CMS Lowers Prescription Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized polices for Medicare health and drug plans for 2019 that will save Medicare beneficiaries money on prescription…

Today’s Wound Clinic offers our readers this informative clinical guide to review and pass along to their patients for purposes of assisting in their education.  

The treatment of the skyrocketing number of patients in the United States living with chronic wounds represents an enormous public health challenge, but has also created significant incentives for the development of advanced wound care products.…

Recently, the popular TV show Grey’s Anatomy aired an episode where the hospital’s electronic health record was overtaken by ransomware. Patient health was jeopardized when providers could not access patients’ health information, and the facility…

Product Trial Confirms Reduction in Pressure Injuries

Have you ever heard of a surgeon offering a warranty on a procedure? I can hardly get a warranty on a home appliance repair. A warranty is not the legal term for what Geisinger offers patients after a hip replacement, but that is effectively what it…

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford 

How we evaluate ourselves today will impact whether patients can see us tomorrow. 

Two decades later, physical therapists may have regained their place in providing wound care services and can forget about any Medicare “therapy hard cap.”

There are many factors to consider when assessing the reasons behind underperforming wound clinics. This article will discuss two crucial and often overlooked areas.