Practice Management

The periwound is generally defined as the area from the wound edge to 4 cm beyond circumferentially. Breakdown of the periwound can adversely affect wound healing even if the wound itself is doing wel...

Patients with wounds are frequently treated pharmacologically for both their wounds and their acute or chronic conditions. On a daily basis, patients usually take at least five drugs to treat multiple...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC National Nurse's Week (May 6-12) clearly influenced me for this month's blog topic. I think about teamwork among nursing staff members. A join...

Wound care providers often need to obtain prior authorization (PA) for specific, specialized treatments or medications in order for a patient’s insurance to cover some or all of the cost. It has been ...

em>By Rob Striks, Special Writer Encompass HealthCare and Wound Medicine One of the most heartbreaking scenes in Forrest Gump is when Lieutenant Dan is coming to grips with the loss of his legs. R...

Neonatal patients have unique skin properties compared with older patient populations. However, there is little evidence reported for neonates who receive pressure injury (PI) prevention interventions...

By Robert Striks, Special Writer, Encompass HealthCare & Wound Medicine I know, I know. You can get more bees with honey than vinegar. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it. If you ...

Experts evaluate data quality using levels of evidence as a standard. “Big Data” is the term used to describe data sets too large for traditional software processing. Through big data, researchers hav...

By Thomas E. Serena MD, FACS, FACHM, FAPWCA This blog comes to you written from the deck of the Independence of the Seas on the 2016 Wound Cruise. The conference on the ocean draws the best speaker...

By Diana L. Gallagher MS, RN, CWOCN, CFCN Frank Reagan's character in the popular TV drama, Blue Bloods, frequently explains his role as Police Commissioner, by saying, "I work for the people of Ne...