Volume 2 Issue 2 - Spring 2008
News Update
09/25/2009
AAWC News
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced a new clinic/healthcare facility membership category and the 2008 “Wound Care Clinic and Facility” directory.
AAWC News
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced a new clinic/healthcare facility membership category and the 2008 “Wound Care Clinic and Facility” directory.
AAWC News
The Association for...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
09/25/2009
Pam Unger PT, CWS; Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS; and Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
Pam Unger PT, CWS; Caroline Fife, MD,...
Documentation in wound care is critical for reimbursement. To ensure payment, a comprehensive individualized plan, indicating the wound problem and goal of treatment must be in the medical record. The American Physical Therapy Association’s...
Documentation in wound care is critical for reimbursement. To ensure payment, a comprehensive individualized plan, indicating the wound problem and goal of treatment must be in the medical record. The American Physical Therapy Association’s...
Documentation in wound care is...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
09/25/2009
Heidi Mueller, Sales and Marketing Consultant for Wound Care Companies
Heidi Mueller, Sales and Marketing Co...
While repetition and communication may be the cornerstones of effective marketing; it is the use of relevant, focused data that relates to specific target markets that provides results. There are literally thousands of giveaways that will...
While repetition and communication may be the cornerstones of effective marketing; it is the use of relevant, focused data that relates to specific target markets that provides results. There are literally thousands of giveaways that will...
While repetition and...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
09/25/2009
Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS
Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS
Photography is a subject that most wound care professionals are usually eager to discuss. Many in the field realize that photography is a valuable asset to the industry. However, some are frustrated at having to use two separate photography...
Photography is a subject that most wound care professionals are usually eager to discuss. Many in the field realize that photography is a valuable asset to the industry. However, some are frustrated at having to use two separate photography...
Photography is a subject that...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Column
Business Briefs
09/25/2009
Early in their medical/clinical training, wound care physicians and clinicians learn the caution, if it’s not documented, it’s not done. Few physicians and clinicians, however, realize the enormous financial consequences that the lack of...
Early in their medical/clinical training, wound care physicians and clinicians learn the caution, if it’s not documented, it’s not done. Few physicians and clinicians, however, realize the enormous financial consequences that the lack of...
Early in their...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Opening Arguments
09/25/2009
O'Conner Hospital's Wound Care Clinic
In 1990, O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif, was aware of the need for a wound care clinic. As a result, O’Connor Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic (WCC) was developed into a modern day Mecca for wound care...
O'Conner Hospital's Wound Care Clinic
In 1990, O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif, was aware of the need for a wound care clinic. As a result, O’Connor Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic (WCC) was developed into a modern day Mecca for wound care...
O'Conner Hospital's Wound Care...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
Opening Arguments
09/25/2009
Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS and Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS and D...
Documenting Your Success here is an ancient Chinese proverb which says, the palest ink is better than the best memory. This issue is about medical documentation. These days, documentation may or may not be done with ink, but there is no...
Documenting Your Success here is an ancient Chinese proverb which says, the palest ink is better than the best memory. This issue is about medical documentation. These days, documentation may or may not be done with ink, but there is no...
Documenting Your Success here is...
09/25/2009
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Workflow Wonders
09/25/2009
Moira Hayes, MHA, RRT, CHT
Moira Hayes, MHA, RRT, CHT
Compliance in the US generally means adherence to laws and regulations. Corporate scandals and breakdowns such as the Enron case in 2001 have highlighted the need for stronger compliance regulations for publicly listed companies. In the...
Compliance in the US generally means adherence to laws and regulations. Corporate scandals and breakdowns such as the Enron case in 2001 have highlighted the need for stronger compliance regulations for publicly listed companies. In the...
Compliance in the US generally...
09/25/2009
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