Wound Management Solutions for Hospitals
Operating since 1996 with more than 150 partner hospitals nationwide, National Healing
Corporation is an industry leader in managing clinically and financially successful
managed wound centers and turnkey hyperbaric oxygen services for hospitals.
An estimated $25 billion is spent annually on chronic wounds which affect more than
6.5 million patients in the United States. By offering cost-effective wound solutions
for hospitals, NHC enables them to effectively meet the needs of this market in
a competitive way with proven profitability.
Through its wound healing management services to hospitals, NHC meets a growing need:
- If trends continue, one in three people born in the U.S. in 2000 will develop diabetes
in their lifetime. Fifteen percent of all diabetics will develop a diabetic foot
ulcer at an average cost of $5,457 per patient and a national healthcare cost of
$5 billion a year.
- Venous ulcers affect 600,000 patients annually at an average cost of $9,600 per
single ulcer.
- The average stay in the hospital for treatment of a pressure ulcer is 13 days and
the average cost for treatment of a single-full thickness ulcer is $70,000.
- The cost of treating failed flaps and skin grafts is $20,000 - $30,000 per patient
per year
- Serious radiation complications can occur in up to five percent of patients receiving
therapeutic radiation. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy offers 60 to 80 percent of patients
either improvement or complete resolution of the injury.
In 2009, NHC managed wound centers received nearly 600,000 wound care visits and
treated patients with more than 550,000 hyperbaric oxygen units. Through marketing
and community outreach and case management education, NHC raises the visibility
of its managed wound centers in the communities they serve.
Patients are referred by a wide-range of healthcare
professionals including primary care physicians, internists, podiatrists, radiation
oncologists, dentists, gynecologists, neurologists and urologists.
NHC wound healing management services, reimbursement and coding expertise and full
implementation capabilities allow hospitals to focus on other areas of specialization
and treatment freed from day-to-day administration.
Comprehensive Compliance
NHC has developed its comprehensive
Business Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program. Every member of the managed
wound center team and client hospital staff is educated on the legal, regulatory
and compliance issues involved with operating an outsourced wound care program.
Regular corporate compliance training keeps personnel up-to-date on the latest policy
developments while new employees are trained on a regular basis in accordance with
CMS, TJC, HIPAA and other standards.
Through a company-wide focus on safety standards and clinical compliance, NHC offers
cost-effective wound solutions for hospitals utilizing a proprietary database and
comprehensive hospital reporting.
As rates of diabetes and vascular disease combined with an aging population increase,
the urgency to create and deliver cost-effective wound solutions for hospitals is
of national importance, yet a study of 50 American medical schools found that students
receive less than six hours of education in the science and care of wounds during
their studies. In response, National Healing Corporation has taken a leadership
role in creating managed wound healing centers of excellence for hospitals nationwide.
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