Q: What’s new with wound care documentation and CMS guidelines? A: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued modifications in Local Coverage Determinants that can potentially affect ...

Years ago, during my "marketing and sales period", a nurse approached me during a break at a seminar to ask my advice about a patient and his wound. Instead of describing the patient and his problems, ...

Wounds, whether resulting from falls, pressure ulcers, or other causes, represent one of the most litigated care issues in long-term care facilities. Additionally, wound care presents complex coding ...

Wounds UK consistently highlights the importance of a holistic and evidence-based approach to wound care. Among the many factors influencing healing, accurate vascular assessment plays a key role – ...

Despite 76% of patients referred for home health care being denied in 2022 (a 22% increase from 2019), we know health care is moving home with an increase in HHA referral volumes by 11% since 2020.

Chronic wounds heal very slowly or not at all due to a healing disorder, which can be caused by infections, circulatory problems or chronic underlying ...