Wound care is a relatively new field in medicine. Often times, there is a big gap that seems to exist between medical practice and using clinical data to change healthcare practices. The goal of this educational offering is to teach healthcare professionals about the science of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).
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NPWT in Home Care Under Spotlight by CMS
CMS (Medicare) Competitive bidding process continues with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) under the spotlight. As seen with previous competitive bidding processes, companies and products with the lowest price will prevail. In order to bid competitively many NPWT companies will have to cut back on education, clinical support and other value added services so they can keep their pricing low enough to stay in the game. NPWT companies do not want to lose the bidding process, because losers will no longer receive Medicare reimbursement. (This will cut back your options for NPWT choices)
Smith and Nephew will continue to compete in NPWT Market
District Court Invalidates KCI Patents and Renders Judgement in Favor of Smith & Nephew (Sources: PRNewswire and www.smith-nephew.com) Full range of Smith & Nephew NPWT products continues to be available in U.S. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Advanced Wound Management division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew…
FDA alerts healthcare providers about negative pressure wound therapy
Today,the Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert about deaths and serious complications associated with the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
