Volume 11 Issue 11 - November 2017
Feature
Infographic
11/07/2017
Noridian Healthcare Solutions Clarifies LCD for Surgical Dressings
Noridian Healthcare Solutions Clarifies LCD for Surgical Dressings
Noridian Healthcare...
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News
News
11/07/2017
New Wound Clinic Partnering With Kent State
Chronic wound patients at the newly opened Wound Care and Research Clinic located within the
Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic in downtown Cleveland, OH, will reportedly be enrolled in clinical...
New Wound Clinic Partnering With Kent State
Chronic wound patients at the newly opened Wound Care and Research Clinic located within the
Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic in downtown Cleveland, OH, will reportedly be enrolled in clinical...
New Wound Clinic Partnering With...
11/07/2017
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Column
Reader Reports
11/07/2017
Editor’s Note: This summer, Today’s Wound Clinic sent readers a two-part emailed survey regarding their wound clinics’ demographics and staffing practices. In this edition of Reader Report, we present the results of Part 1 of that survey....
Editor’s Note: This summer, Today’s Wound Clinic sent readers a two-part emailed survey regarding their wound clinics’ demographics and staffing practices. In this edition of Reader Report, we present the results of Part 1 of that survey....
Editor’s Note: This summer,...
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Business Briefs
11/07/2017
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, author of Business Briefs, will be on extended vacation prior to the 2017 holiday season. While she’s away, we will feature guest authors in this column space. Ms. Schaum will return to her column...
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, author of Business Briefs, will be on extended vacation prior to the 2017 holiday season. While she’s away, we will feature guest authors in this column space. Ms. Schaum will return to her column...
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D....
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Letter from the Editor
11/07/2017
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Lately, I have been thinking about some of the observations that Alexis de Tocqueville made in the mid-1800s regarding the still very young experiment in democracy known as the United States of America. A French diplomat, political scientist,...
Lately, I have been thinking about some of the observations that Alexis de Tocqueville made in the mid-1800s regarding the still very young experiment in democracy known as the United States of America. A French diplomat, political scientist,...
Lately, I have been thinking...
11/07/2017
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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance
11/07/2017
Roger Shindell, MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM
Lorna Hecker, PhD, CHPS
A company based in the state of Pennsylvania that develops wireless technology that’s used to assist physicians in the care of their cardiology patients was recently fined in excess of $2 million for a HIPAA breach that occurred when the...
A company based in the state of Pennsylvania that develops wireless technology that’s used to assist physicians in the care of their cardiology patients was recently fined in excess of $2 million for a HIPAA breach that occurred when the...
A company based in the state of...
11/07/2017
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Let's be Frank
11/07/2017
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
We live in a litigious society, but that’s not the best reason for wound care professionals to be adamant about properly safeguarding their practice habits.
We live in a litigious society, but that’s not the best reason for wound care professionals to be adamant about properly safeguarding their practice habits.
We live in a litigious society,...
11/07/2017
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Feature
11/07/2017
Karen Imma C. Gellada, MD
Gio F. Manguerra
Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a series that has shared the insights of a physician as she navigated her wound care fellowship and transitioned into a full-time wound care practitioner.
Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a series that has shared the insights of a physician as she navigated her wound care fellowship and transitioned into a full-time wound care practitioner.
Editor’s Note: This is the final...
11/07/2017
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Mesothelioma
11/07/2017
Although rare, mesothelioma causes specific challenges for patients. Wound care clinicians should have an understanding of the condition and its related treatments.
Although rare, mesothelioma causes specific challenges for patients. Wound care clinicians should have an understanding of the condition and its related treatments.
Although rare, mesothelioma...
11/07/2017
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Skin Care
11/07/2017
Nicholas J. Golda, MD
Joe Darrah
Outpatient wound care providers can play a significant role in helping patients spot the signs of skin cancer through proper assessment and referral. This article will educate clinicians on symptoms to be concerned about and offer tips to...
Outpatient wound care providers can play a significant role in helping patients spot the signs of skin cancer through proper assessment and referral. This article will educate clinicians on symptoms to be concerned about and offer tips to...
Outpatient wound care providers...
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