Practice Accelerator

by the WoundSource Editors Among the greatest triumphs of modern medicine were the identification and naming of the Penicillium mold by Alexander Fleming in 1928, and its ability to inhibit bacteri...

The National Quality Forum (NQF) introduced the term never event in the early 2000s, and it refers to a preventable error that may represent fundamental issues with the quality or safety of care withi...

Multiple electronic medical record (EMR) systems are being utilized across the health care spectrum. However, these systems do not always contain documentation elements that capture specialty care suc...

Nearly 1 out of 500 patients in the United States have an ostomy, with 150,000 new surgeries performed each year. Despite its prevalence, several myths still circulate regarding patients with ostomies...

Patient engagement in wound care improves patient experience and satisfaction and results in increased clinical and economic benefits. As such, it is a worthwhile approach to take, but there are some ...

The most effective wound care is patient-centered and individualized. Consideration must be made for unique population characteristics during an inpatient stay to decrease the risk of hospital readmis...

In this interview, Alex Aningalan, MSN, RN, CWON, WCC discusses strategies wound care professionals can use in their practice to help ostomy patients struggling with even the most persistent peristoma...

by the WoundSource Editors Periwound skin management is just as important as wound bed preparation in wound healing. The goal of periwound management is to maintain an optimal moist wound healing e...

The Places of Service, or POS, is a designation that payers, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), and MACs (Medicare Administrative Contractor) use to designate where specifically providers...