3 CNOs weigh in
Wound care costs the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $50 billion annually. The large fiscal burden suggests wound care may be an overlooked target for quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives, according to Jacksonville, Fla.-based Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
More than 30 million diabetics and 28.4 million individuals with heart disease reside in the U.S. Both morbidities represent public health epidemics and carry a heightened risk for chronic wound development. Approximately 6.7 million Americans are afflicted with chronic, non-healing wounds. This figure does not account for wounds attributable to conditions such as necrotizing fasciitis and surgical wounds related to the operating room. The Healogics team asserts that these numbers suggest America is experiencing a chronic wound epidemic.
On April 11, at Becker’s Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Arti Masturzo, MD, executive vice president of clinical innovation with Healogics, led a group of hospital leaders in a discussion on current challenges and opportunities related to wound care … read more