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• Emerging Market Trend: Bariatrics Providers don't have to offer everything at once. They are likely already serving bariatric patients. Simply asking them about the areas they need assistance will determine the best starting point. From there, just keep listening to the patients and focus on serving their needs. That's where the opportunity is.
• Nutrition: One Factor that Aids in Positive Outcomes for Wound Healing In wound care, we look at many factors to move positive outcomes to the goal of patient healing. Some factors we cannot change, but some we can change, which can actually aid in wound healing. Nutrition is one of those factors.
• Wound Awareness on Moist Wound Environment When thinking about wound care awareness month, moist wound healing popped in my brain! Keeping a wound moist during the healing process is one of the most important aspects of wound healing.
• Heartland Conference Sneak Peek: Wound Care Best Practices Looking to expand your wound care business? Look no further than the wound care expert panel discussion at Heartland.
• Does VGM Have a Turnkey Program for Surgical Dressings? Yes We Do! Heather Trumm receives many questions from Home Medical Equipment providers (HMEs) on surgical dressings. She addresses some of the topics in today's blog.
• Profitability in Wound Care: Is it Possible? As we begin a new year, now is a great time to look into new business opportunities, and one to consider is wound care. If your business does not have a wound care offering, you may be leaving money on the table.
• The Vital Role Nutrition Plays in Wound Healing In today's episode of Industry Matters, Heather Trumm, director of VGM Wound Care, talks with Dr. Nancy Collins, a Registered Dietician about the role nutrition plays in wound healing.
• VGM Wound Care Launches New Diabetic Program Guide The guide includes directions on how to get a diabetes program started and how to develop your program.
• The Q2 Buyer's Guide is Available Now VGM & Associates is excited to announce that the second quarter Digital Buyer's Guide has been released. The latest edition can be downloaded now.
• Cost Effective Wound Care Management Practices Director of VGM Wound Care, Heather Trumm talks with vendor partner, Dermarite about cost effective wound management without compromising the value of the products.
• VGM Wound Care Launches New Program Guide The Wound Care Program Guide is your resource on how to determine if a wound care program is right for your business, how to get started, developing your program, and provides resources and contacts.
• The First Quarterly Buyer's Guide Is Available Now VGM & Associates has released a new resource for our members, our Quarterly Buyer's Guide.
• VGM Wound Care and Permobil Discuss the Importance of Seated Posture In this episode of industry matters Director of Wound Care, Heather Trumm, talks with Stacey Mullis, Director of Clinical Marketing at Permobil, where “Every person has the right to have his or her disability compensated as far as possible by aids with the same technical standard as those we all use in our daily lives.” Heather and Stacy are going to dive right into dive into something that is often overlooked, and that is seated posture in wound care.
• Discover Why All Providers Need to Know About Wound Care Listen in as we talk with Heather Trumm, Director of VGM Wound Care about the importance of all DMEPOS providers paying attention to wound care. Heather also covers new education materials available for VGM Members, and resources that can help you get started in wound care.
• Breaking Down PDPM and PDGM with VGM Wound Care and 3M Reimbursement changes can be a challenge to keep track of in the healthcare industry. Heather Trumm, Director of VGM Wound Care interviews Yesenia Banks, Reimbursement Manager of 3M KCI, to help us better understand the recent Medicare reimbursement changes known as PDPM and PDGM.
• DMEPOS Warriors: Sue Currence, BSN, RN, WOCN for Austin Pharmacy & Medical Supplies Meet Sue Currence, BSN, RN, WOCN for Austin Pharmacy & Medical Supplies, a VGM member since 2016! As a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse (WOCN), Sue has a vast knowledge of the wound care industry. We asked Sue about her experience with wound care and its importance as a specialty in the home medical equipment industry.
• New Educational Courses From VGM Wound Care Skin health affects every single customer of an HME provider. VGM Wound Care has the tools and solutions for the HME industry to thrive in the wound care market, including three new educational resources that have just been released. These “Wound Care 101” courses cover the basics of wound care pertaining to skin and the healing process, surgical dressings and debridement, and therapeutic support surfaces.
• Blast Away BioFilm with BlastX What is biofilm? Wound care clinicians know this term very well because it's a road block to wound healing. I recently learned about a new product and wanted to share. It's a product that will deconstruct and destroy biofilm and defend the wound from recolonization.
• Episode 42: The Four Pillars of Wound Care Host Brian Thompson discusses the four pillars of a great wound care program with Amanda Yavorsky of McKesson Medical/Surgical. A lot of providers believe that it's tough to turn a profit in wound care, but Amanda is here to tell you that this isn't necessarily the case if you know where to start. Help us blow up Heather Trumm's email! If you'd like more information about starting your own wound care program, contact [email protected]
• Worldwide Injury Prevention Day Declared Thursday, November 21 has been declared Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). Healthcare professionals from around the world are raising awareness of the pressure injuries that are caused by medical devices.