National Hospital Week is a time to give thanks to every nurse, doctor, practitioner, and staff member for delivering compassionate and quality care to their patients and communities.
Pete Schellenbach, VP of IT/Systems Integration, outlines the options and talks about the pros and cons of web-hosted telemedicine services for wound care service providers.
National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, which is Florence Nightingale's birthday. It is a time to honor the commitment, dedication, and hard work of those in the nursing profession.
Our clinical team is working very closely with partners across the country and implementing extra safety protocols, including telemedicine, to ensure safety and prevent ER visits. Whether your patient rings the healing bell in the clinic or at home, WCA has your back.
Once COVID-19 seems to be in the rearview mirror, healthcare service organizations will need to offer realistic, relevant assistance to their patients and communities. This crisis can buckle and break us, or it can be the catalyst in which a phoenix of ideas rises from the ashes to build a stronger "after."
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the healthcare industry like never before, and our wound care programs are no exception. Here in California, we’ve been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak for over a month. Multiple questions have come up from our clinicians regarding clinical operations, patient safety, financial challenges, and more.
What will healthcare look like post COVID-19? One area we're considering is the ramifications of the Medicare site neutral policy as hospitals consider the impact of ongoing social distancing.
Also referred to as skin substitutes, cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs) include non-autologous human skin grafts, non-human skin substitute grafts, and biological products that form a sheet scaffolding. They're increasingly being used in the wound care clinic for the treatment of non-healing wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and venous ulcers. In order to ensure optimal patient care and a smooth insurance reimbursement process, it's important for wound care clinicians to strive for accurate documentation when using CTPs. Christina Le, CNO and Nick Jagodzinski, Atlantic Regional Clinical Coordinator, offer five helpful tips to help you avoid claim denials.
Program directors now have the industry's most advanced tool at their fingertips, WCA's FlightPlan 2.0 revolutionizes the process of connecting with local physicians and increasing patient referrals.
'Tis the season for multiple celebrations - and plenty of culinary temptations! It's important for your patients - especially those with diabetes - to be extra mindful of their dietary intake during the holidays. Here are some healthy holiday eating tips for wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy patients.
Back in 2011, our CEO Mike Comer wrote a blog post about whether to rent or buy a hyperbaric chamber for an outpatient wound care program, and that post continues to generate interest to this day. Since that time, our industry has experienced many changes, but the interest and need for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is still very much alive.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout. How are we doing? The good: Cigarette use is down. The bad: The consumption of nicotine in other forms is rising. And that's not good for wound care patients.
Dignity Saint Francis Memorial Hospital operates the only hospital-based hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) program in the city of San Francisco. Here's patient Don Neuwirth's story of healing.
I've been told more than once that finding a good wound care physician is like finding a needle in a haystack! It's not really that difficult, but there are some things you should know if you're in the market for one now, or if you plan on opening a wound care and hyperbaric medicine program in the future.
It's important to know how to navigate the reimbursement landscape when using cellular and tissue-based products (CTP) for wound care patients. In this post, COO Rylan Smith offers his insights on how to make the best decisions for your patients when using skin substitutes.
Whether the needs are physical, emotional or financial, literally everything we do and every decision we make affects patient care. Nick Jagodzinski, WCA's Atlantic Regional Clinical Coordinator, talks about the rule that guides our company.
A few years after his toes were amputated due to a diabetes-related infection, Doug Davie noticed a stubborn wound on the bottom of his right foot. Concerned about amputation, he visited the Rio Grande Hospital wound center for an evaluation. After several months of specialized treatment including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Davie's wound has completely healed and he's returned to his normal everyday activities. Meet Mr. Davie and the dedicated wound care team at Rio Grande Hospital in rural Colorado.
A community hospital is a place where care comes to the patient, vs. the other way around. In rural areas, it can be difficult for wound care patients who need to travel long distances for weekly appointments or daily hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions. Our guest contributor, Arlene Harms, CEO of Rio Grande Hospital, explains how a small group of people in rural Colorado turned their dream into a reality.
