Electronic Medical Records

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS Part 4 in a series discussing the challenges and opportunities in patient/family education For Part 1, Click Here For Part 2, Click Here For Part 3, Click...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Substandard documentation tops the list of mistakes for long-term care facilities. It involves "all hands in the chart" so to speak. This enco...

By Jeffrey Levine, MD Pressure injury prevention and management are sometimes overlooked in the hospital setting, where the focus is generally on acute illness. Given the immense implications in te...

Continuity of care has always been the heart of practicing medicine and is especially important for wound care. Continuity of care in wound management equals better outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and s...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS I hope this missive finds all of you safe and warm. For many, this has been an exceptionally brutal winter. Blizzards, ice storms, avalanches and a drought. ...

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...

Benchmarking: Benchmarking is using published wound outcomes reported by others as a framework within which to assess your facility’s outcomes and potential need for improved care. Chronic wound: ...

Up to 20% of all US medicolegal claims and more than 10% of settlements are wound related. Documentation is essential for all health care settings; however, there are differences in each setting. Know...