Gentell Inc. has announced its Fastcare wound documentation and ordering now includes Quality Assurance Performance Improvement reporting capabilities.
Skin closure system debuts
Dec 20, 2017
Chemence Medical Inc. announced it has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market and sell Exofin Fusion®, a new skin closure system for medium to large wounds.
Smith & Nephew’s wound dressing wins award
Nov 25, 2014
Smith & Nephew announced its advanced wound dressing, ALLEVYN Life, was awarded the Innovative Technology designation by Novation at its recent Innovative Technology Expo in Irving, TX.
SNF-linked wound clinics saw fewer patients during pandemic but unchanged outcomes
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 10, 2021
Investigators expected that wound outcomes would be adversely affected by pandemic disruptions. But data from hundreds of wound care clinics in the United States show otherwise.
Guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention to be introduced at conference
Feb 27, 2009
New international guidelines for performing prevalence and incidence studies on pressure ulcers will make their debut today and Saturday at the Biennial Conference of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory...
Ask the care expert … about photographing wounds
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2013
I am a charge nurse on a skilled unit. We do not take photos of wounds, but I would really like to take pictures. As they say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Do you agree?
Starting with the 3 Cs of wound care
By
Tara Roberts
Jan 31, 2014
While research for the Holy Grail in skin and wound care “best practices” continues, I propose we start with what we “do know” as it relates to the clinicians who are providing...
Managing change
Apr 18, 2013
Manual processes for crushing pills is no longer working, but changes in technology provide solutions for providers.
Pressure’s on
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2008
Caregivers have been feeling the heat as CMS has started to focus more on wound care prevention in nursing facilities.
Exploring and implementing the 3 Cs of skin and wound care
By
Tara Roberts
Mar 19, 2014
All clinicians can fall into one or more categories labeled preventer, predictor and promoter, but I suggest each has a primary role in skin and wound care and wound healing.