By Carolyn M. Shinn, RN, BSN, CWS, Vice President, Clinical and Quality Process Excellence During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reliance on telehealth services increased, moving from a convenient service to one of necessity. The American Medical Association included information from a May 29 report from McKinsey & Company Health Care Systems & Services, that stated…
Written by Healogics Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Ennis, DO, MBA, MMM, CPE The pandemic has taught us many things about the vulnerability of our healthcare system and how disease disproportionately affects those already compromised. Wound care patients, on average, are living with two or more coexisting health conditions. Treating the wound, which is simply…
Written by Carolyn Shinn, Vice President, Clinical and Quality Process Excellence at Healogics. Too frequently, we hear about people who have, for one reason or another, delayed medical treatment, and often they put it off for far too long. The reasons why range from financial concerns to time constraints to the hope that “this will just…
Written by Healogics Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Ennis. I could not think of better timing for us to be celebrating Wound Care Awareness Week than right now! We have all endured the unthinkable, a pandemic that has taken over 100,000 American lives and 360,000 worldwide. The US numbers are greater than the number of…
Written by Mary Sheridan, PhD, Healogics Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics. As the largest provider of advanced wound care in the US, Healogics has the largest and most comprehensive database of wound care-specific data. This allows us to be at the forefront of evidence-based wound care to continually improve care and create the best healing…
Written by Healogics Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Ennis. Desmond Bell, Michael Edmonds, William Li and I had a discussion on how COVID-19 has impacted wound care. We talked about the disruptions caused, the interrelationship between diabetes and COVID-19, and what we believe the future will look like.
Written by Carolyn Shinn, Vice President, Clinical and Quality Process Excellence at Healogics. There is nothing more important to Healogics than your health and safety. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Healogics is working closely with our hospital partners to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients and staff. Our Wound Care Centers®…
Written by Healogics Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Ennis. On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, the AAWC sponsored a webinar. The webinar was on the use of HBO therapy for COVID patients. It was hosted by Dr. Tom Serena, past president of AAWC and Dr. Kerry Thibodeaux from Opelousas Medical Center in Louisiana.
Written by Healogics Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Ennis. Patients most at-risk for COVID-19, are the same group that suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. Wound care patients increase their chances of needing emergent care if treatments are not continued, which is very problematic during this crisis.
The average patient with a wound has three to four chronic conditions, so COVID-19 is a real threat to your health. Please follow these simple steps to protect your health.
