The perpetrators of a $900 million healthcare scam targeted nursing homes and other facilities where seniors lived, looking for Medicare patients whom they could dupe into receiving expensive wound care...
Ask the treatment expert
By
Donna Sardina
Apr 01, 2008
We have an incontinent resident who frequently has perineal skin breakdown. Would this be considered denuded skin, excoriated skin or should we stage it as a pressure ulcer?
Ask the treatment expert
Oct 01, 2007
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Dressed for Success: Wound care dressing options have exploded, but deciding which material is best for...
By
John Hall
Jun 08, 2018
A few years back, Mary Madison’s husband developed a pressure injury caused by sitting for long periods behind the wheel of a city bus. Her many years as a long-term care director of nursing and...
Let there be light: New therapy could fix damaged, aging skin
Oct 22, 2008
A new type of light therapy could repair old, sun-damaged skin on the molecular level, according to a recent study.
Ask the treatment expert … about bariatric residents
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 05, 2015
Bariatric residents require special care related to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, along with safe practices to prevent injury to both the resident and staff during caregiving activities.
The changes to end-of-life skin wound classification in the most recent Minimum Data Set update are ultimately a positive for long-term care, but regulatory ambiguity and potential legal concerns still...
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.
Study: normally helpful cells can sabotage wound healing
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
Recovery can be delayed when the body produces too many mast cells, which are normally helpful. At least, that’s according to an article published in the July issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology....
Wound smartphone app released
Oct 19, 2016
PointClickCare has released a skin and wound smartphone app that is integrated into its EHR platform.