An “X”-Ceptional Wound Healer

Are you looking for a new advance to help promote quicker wound healing for your patients?
You may want to check out Xenaderm, a new prescription ointment unveiled by Healthpoint, Ltd. According to the company, Xenaderm stimulates the capillary bed, increasing circulation in the wound site. Using the ointment helps improve epithelialization by reducing premature epithelial desiccation. Healthpoint also notes that Xenaderm acts as a protective covering for the wound.
According to Healthpoint, using Xenaderm (available in 60-gram tubes) reduces the need to use multiple products since the ointment is “formulated to promote healing and provides protection from harmful stimuli … .”
Company: Healthpoint
Product: Xenaderm
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A Well Documented Case
Using pre-printed forms helps you to quickly plow through paperwork that may be quite time-consuming.
To help rescue you from the paperwork quagmire, DocuForms offers its DocuForms Lower Leg Wound Care Report POD-3060, a report that allows you to create complete documentation for your E&M and wound care performance with minimal writing. According to DocuForms, the pre-printed forms allow for detailed assessment of patient’s wounds with multiple-choice check boxes, large illustrations and fill-in-the-blank statements to satisfy payers and medical reviewers.
You can record interval history, such as patient compliance issues, along with information such as treatments performed, dressings and tests.
Company: DocuForms
Product: DocuForms Lower Leg Wound Care Report
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Assured Insurance
Are you looking for insurance that offers you coverage into retirement?
The medical malpractice insurance company Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) might be the answer. Owned and operated by doctors, PRI allows DPMs to switch to PRI with no penalty or payment. PRI says it will also provide nose coverage going back to the “claims-made inception date of (the DPM’s) previous policy.”
The company says the insurance plan provides a tail coverage policy (that covers retired DPMs) and offers discount opportunities to podiatrists who meet specific requirements. PRI also offers an extensive risk management course that gives policyholders a proactive approach to preventing lawsuits.
Company: PRI
Product: PRI
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Just The VAC, Ma’am
A wound healing device just got a little bit better.
Building on its current VAC Therapy device, KCI unveiled its latest model with the VAC ®ATS (Advanced Therapy System). The new device features a large canister with 500cc of volume, and the new T.R.A.C. Pad that allows for efficient and simple dressing changes. Its T.R.A.C. (Therapeutic Regulated Accurate Care) technology monitors and maintains target pressure to ensure patient safety, says KCI.

The new VAC ATS aids in pain management and includes an “intensity” feature that allows the unit to draw larger dressings down quicker. The new model also features touch-screen operation for easy use and on-screen help for users.
The VACATS helps heal wounds such as dehisced wounds, acute/traumatic wounds, flaps and grafts, pressure ulcers, chronic wounds and diabetic ulcers. The new model is covered by Medicare B and managed care organizations for qualifying patients, according to KCI.
Company: KCI
Product: VAC®ATS
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A Gait Improvement
If you are treating patients who have flatfoot, bunions, arch and heel pain or metatarsal problems, you may want to consider a new, cost-effective line of orthotic insoles.
Garnet Maple Design says its Gait-Aid line of orthotic insoles can help provide relief for the aforementioned malalignment problems. The full-length insoles feature postings that improve foot function and performance by holding the foot and lower limbs in their correct biomechanic position, according to the company.
The company says the insoles improve foot alignment and shock absorption while providing good mechanical support. In addition to featuring a variety of sizes, the Gait Aid insoles are washable, durable and flexible for maximum support.
Company: Garnet Maple Design
Product: Gait-Aid
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