Clinician’s Report: Management Solutions

Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc.

Location: Tacoma, WA Founded: 1998 Website: www.comprehensive-healthcare.com Contact: 800-232-5070; KRK@comprehensive-healthcare.com Company Description: Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. is a 15-year-old wound management company that helps hospitals develop or enhance their own wound/hyperbaric program. Comprehensive is involved in creating programs that are prepared to adapt to the pay-for-performance model of the future. Most Popular Product/Service: Comprehensive leads clients through the maze of healthcare and reimbursement changes started by the Affordable Care Act. We bring all the materials, training, policies, and procedures to replace what the turnkey management company removes and make the transition into “flying solo” seamless. No matter where the hospital is with its wound care and hyperbaric program, Comprehensive’s team of experts in wound care, hyperbaric services, reimbursement, and marketing come onsite regularly and teach your team everything it needs to know to operate the program successfully in this ever-changing healthcare environment.

Healogics

Location: Jacksonville, FL Founded: 1984 Website: www.healogics.com Contact: 800-379-9774; development@healogics.com Company Description: Healogics is the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. Healogics and its affiliated companies manage more than 550 Wound Care Centers® in the nation and see nearly 200,000 patients per year through a connected network of centers, partner hospitals, academic medical centers, patients, and families. Leveraging its scale and experience, Healogics utilizes an evidence-based systematic approach to chronic wound healing in treating an underserved and growing patient population. Most Popular Product/Service: Outpatient wound care centers; comprehensive web-based outcomes management system and wound information database; and accredited education and training programs taught by internationally known wound care experts.

Matrix Health Services LLC

Location: Madisonville, LA Founded: 2003 Website: www.aboutmatrix.com Contact: 504-906-1024; bevenson@matrixhealthservices.net 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. The company was designed on the belief that a strong clinical base serves as the foundation for success, aided by the clear understanding that appropriate pre-certification, documentation, coding, and billing are essential for a center to be successful and improve 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, Matrix provides medically appropriate, evidence-based, state-of-the-art programs that are clinically effective and financially sound. Most Popular Product/Service: Quick Launch to Excellence program. Many client hospitals have the capital 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 wound center. This program is designed to offer the “start up” support needed, develop ongoing clinical and operational processes, and provide the tools and plans for continued success.