Industry News
Pecos Fact Sheet: The basics of Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners. Read details HERE!
Pecos Update: Medicare enrollment guidelines for ordering and/or referring providers. Read details HERE!
Wound Care Poster: A quick reference guide poster for wound care products. Get the poster HERE!
Pressure Ulcer Poster: A complete assessment of skin is essential to an effective wound prevention and management program. Get the poster HERE!
Skin Deep: Advanced Tissue's December newsletter has been Published. Find it HERE!
Press Release: Advanced Tissue is now "In-Network" with Humana. Read more...
Advanced Tissue is excited to announce we are now approved to give 3.0 Contact Hours for our Practical Wound Care Seminars being presented throughout the United States in 2011. See schedule.
The 3.0 Contact Hours are given to the following designations: Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN); Registered Nurses (RN); Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Kennedy Terminal Ulcer: The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer was first identified by Karen Lou Kennedy. Her website at www.kennedyterminalulcer.com states that a Kennedy Terminal Ulcer is a pressure ulcer that some patients may develop as they move closer to death. Read more...
In just 10 years Advanced Tissue has pioneered a new way to deliver to patients and clinics Read More...
USDA and HHS Announce New Dietary Guidelines to Help Americans Make Healthier Food Choices and Confront Obesity Epidemic Read More...
Advanced Tissue is presenting Practical Wound Care Seminars around the U.S. See Schedule...
Approximately five million Americans suffer from chronic wounds. The presence of a chronic wound over time produces a profound impact on the patient’s and families’ quality of life Read More...
Doctors have long known that medical bills are higher for the obese, but that's only a portion of the real-life costs. George Washington University researchres added in Read More...
Using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors, as well as potential drug-related adverse events, says a new study funded by the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study is published in the May 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine Read More...
