The committee noted that the evidence for VAC Veraflo Therapy system compared with negative pressure wound therapy was mainly from retrospective observational studies of low methodological quality. It ...

Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...

Wound care is costly, costing at least $28.1 billion annually for the Medicare population alone. Treating patients with wounds can be complex as they often have multiple comorbidities that impede ...

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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is the application of sub-atmospheric pressure to aid in the management of a wound. It can protect the wound and greatly aid in the healing process. There are ...

Many other factors can impede the ability of wounds to heal. In 2002, a wound consensus group developed the TIME guidelines for the treatment of chronic wounds. The components of this mnemonic are ...

The evidence assessed by the external assessment centre (EAC) included 19 studies, all of which were full-text peer-reviewed publications. Of the included studies, 9 were comparative studies (3 ...

When it comes to treating complex wounds, few innovations rival the transformative power of vacuum-assisted wound closure, also known as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). At the Wound Center of ...