Volume 12 Issue 1 - January 2018
Podcast
01/17/2018
Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP
In this podcast episode, Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP, discusses new and emerging technologies and their impacts on the wound care industry with guest Joe Smith, technology innovation leader at Healogics Inc.
In this podcast episode, Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP, discusses new and emerging technologies and their impacts on the wound care industry with guest Joe Smith, technology innovation leader at Healogics Inc.
In this podcast episode, Stephen...
01/17/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
01/05/2018
FDA Approves New Treatment for DFUs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its approval for the marketing of what is being described as the first shock wave device intended to treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) — the...
FDA Approves New Treatment for DFUs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its approval for the marketing of what is being described as the first shock wave device intended to treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) — the...
FDA Approves New Treatment for...
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
DICOM
01/04/2018
Mike Schreiber & Dan Bartnik
Mike Schreiber & Dan Bartnik
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Establishing and maintaining effective collaboration and communication between hospital departments is an ongoing initiative for any healthcare system, especially when considering the push toward quality-based reimbursement. Historically, we...
Establishing and maintaining effective collaboration and communication between hospital departments is an ongoing initiative for any healthcare system, especially when considering the push toward quality-based reimbursement. Historically, we...
Establishing and maintaining...
01/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Technology
01/04/2018
For wound care providers and other clinicians, 2017 continued to bring about a chaotic storm of healthcare reform based on quality measures, data registry requirements, and documentation standards.
For wound care providers and other clinicians, 2017 continued to bring about a chaotic storm of healthcare reform based on quality measures, data registry requirements, and documentation standards.
For wound care providers and...
01/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
News
News
01/05/2018
Oswego Community Hospital Opens New Year With New Clinic
A new outpatient wound care clinic is among the services being offered at a new comprehensive care center at Oswego (KS) Community Hospital. According to a report by the Parsons...
Oswego Community Hospital Opens New Year With New Clinic
A new outpatient wound care clinic is among the services being offered at a new comprehensive care center at Oswego (KS) Community Hospital. According to a report by the Parsons...
Oswego Community Hospital Opens...
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Column
Business Briefs
01/05/2018
Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, author of Business Briefs, will be on extended vacation through early 2018. While she’s away, we will feature guest authors in this column space. Ms. Schaum will return to her column beginning with the...
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, author of Business Briefs, will be on extended vacation through early 2018. While she’s away, we will feature guest authors in this column space. Ms. Schaum will return to her column beginning with the...
Editor’s Note: Kathleen D....
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
01/05/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just reviewed my quality measure performance and I’m making my final choices regarding which measures I will report. The vast majority of medical practitioners became subject to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment...
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just reviewed my quality measure performance and I’m making my final choices regarding which measures I will report. The vast majority of medical practitioners became subject to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment...
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just...
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance
01/04/2018
Roger Shindell, MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM
Lorna Hecker, PhD, CHPS
Reports of cyber attacks continue to be prevalent. However, healthcare providers may be unaware of a few important facts:
Healthcare, as an industry, sees more data breaches than any other.1
Criminal attacks are the leading cause of...
Reports of cyber attacks continue to be prevalent. However, healthcare providers may be unaware of a few important facts:
Healthcare, as an industry, sees more data breaches than any other.1
Criminal attacks are the leading cause of...
Reports of cyber attacks...
01/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Technology Pulse
01/04/2018
Providers’ Attitudes Impact Patients’ Technology Adoption
Providers’ Attitudes Impact Patients’ Technology Adoption
Providers’ Attitudes Impact...
01/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Insights
Commentary
01/05/2018
It is a challenging, common situation: wound care patients require offloading devices for diabetic and/or neuropathic plantar ulcers, but there is no insurance coverage for those items. You explain that they will bear the cost of the...
It is a challenging, common situation: wound care patients require offloading devices for diabetic and/or neuropathic plantar ulcers, but there is no insurance coverage for those items. You explain that they will bear the cost of the...
It is a challenging, common...
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
