The latest Resident Assessment Instrument manual may better guide decisions about how to code certain pressure ulcers.
Antimicrobial dressings raise new concerns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Wound care professionals need to do a better job of balancing the use of antimicrobial products for healing with concerns about “uncontrolled” reliance amid increasing antibiotic resistance, British...
Researchers: Add wound quality measures
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
Researchers are calling on CMS to adopt new quality measures that encourage more frequent debridement and other advanced care for hard-to-treat wounds.
Novel 3-D PAINT pen could rewrite wound healing trajectories
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
A new 3-D pen uses a healing ink to deliver immune system fluids directly to cuts and wounds.
Healing protein found in developing babies tapped for wound care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2022
A healing protein that is active in fetuses, but largely inactive in adults and absent in diabetic adults, could be the key to improving treatment of diabetic wounds.
Ask the wound expert … about honey for wounds
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Sep 12, 2023
Should I use collagenase or manuka honey for pressure ulcers?
Ask the wound care expert … about antibiotic stewardship
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Jun 09, 2023
Q: What is the role of antibiotic stewardship in post-operative wound healing for patients of sub-acute and long-term care facilities?
AI that helps screen for heart disease could be boon for LTC
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 12, 2023
The questionable accuracy of wearables and other digital tools screening for complex conditions such as heart disease has prevented these devices from being particularly helpful to date.