TY - JOUR
T1 - Wound Care Centers
T2 - Critical Thinking and Treatment Strategies for Wounds
AU - de Leon, Jean
AU - Bohn, Gregory A.
AU - DiDomenico, Lawrence
AU - Fearmonti, Regina
AU - Gottlieb, H. David
AU - Lincoln, Katherine
AU - Shah, Jayesh B.
AU - Shaw, Mark
AU - Taveau, Horatio S.
AU - Thibodeaux, Kerry
AU - Thomas, John D.
AU - Treadwell, Terry A.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Many wound care centers (WCCs) provide a specialized level of care using various wound care therapies and are managed by quali ed healthcare professionals (QHPs) from di erent specialty backgrounds such as family medicine, podiatry, and plastic surgery. However, these QHPs are sometimes challenged by reimbursement issues, limited therapy and dressing options, reduced access to multidisciplinary team members, and cost-driven factors unique to WCCs. To help address these issues, a meeting was convened by an expert panel of WCC physicians to discuss best practices for treating complex patients in a WCC. This publication presents an overview of WCC chal- lenges, describes a holistic approach to treating WCC patients, and provides clinical guidance on the decision-mak- ing process for selecting optimal treatment plans for the WCC patient. Clinical cases of atypical, surgical and chronic wounds seen in a WCC are also presented.
AB - Many wound care centers (WCCs) provide a specialized level of care using various wound care therapies and are managed by quali ed healthcare professionals (QHPs) from di erent specialty backgrounds such as family medicine, podiatry, and plastic surgery. However, these QHPs are sometimes challenged by reimbursement issues, limited therapy and dressing options, reduced access to multidisciplinary team members, and cost-driven factors unique to WCCs. To help address these issues, a meeting was convened by an expert panel of WCC physicians to discuss best practices for treating complex patients in a WCC. This publication presents an overview of WCC chal- lenges, describes a holistic approach to treating WCC patients, and provides clinical guidance on the decision-mak- ing process for selecting optimal treatment plans for the WCC patient. Clinical cases of atypical, surgical and chronic wounds seen in a WCC are also presented.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 28682298
AN - SCOPUS:85044575286
SN - 1044-7946
VL - 28
SP - S1-S23
JO - Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice
JF - Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice
IS - 10
ER -