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- Oxygen therapy increases amputation risk in diabetes
Data on more than 6,200 diabetes patients with foot ulcers revealed those who received oxygen treatment plus standard care did not show better wound healing than those who had only standard care. Researchers also found patients in the oxygen treatment group were more than twice as likely as those in the control group to undergo amputations. The results were published in Diabetes Care. Reuters
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- Report recognizes top U.S. hospitals, cities for patient care
Healthgrades has released this year's list of the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. as well as the leading cities for patient care according to in-hospital mortality rates. As many as 165,000 lives could have been saved if all facilities examined in the report demonstrated performance similar to that of the top hospitals, report officials said. Healthcare IT News
(2/20)
- 100 hospitals gain recognition for excellence in care
Truven Health Analytics researchers assessed 2,922 short-term, acute-care and nonfederal hospitals across the U.S. and came up with the 100 leading hospitals based on overall organizational performance. The 10 performance areas measured included patient safety, mortality, complications and readmissions. Seventeen of the 100 hospitals also received the Everest Award for demonstrating the greatest improvement rate over five years. Nurse.com
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- Senator backs Medicare bill for greater rehab coverage
Medicare would cover more nursing home costs under a bill to be introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Observational stays would count toward a required three-day hospitalization before Medicare covers nursing facility rehabilitation. "If you are holed up in a hospital bed for days on end, it shouldn't matter what your billing status is, and this plan will save ... seniors thousands," Schumer said. The Hill/Floor Action Blog
(2/21)
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| About Advanced Tissue |
Advanced Tissue is a leading wound care supply company offering a comprehensive line of wound care products from virtually all manufacturers. We understand the many obstacles associated with effective
wound treatment and use this insight to provide the efficient delivery of dressings to enable enhanced compliance and improved patient outcomes. Advanced Tissue works with clinics throughout the U.S.
and its territories to deliver a turnkey wound-supply solution for patients in the home setting as well as long-term care residents. Unit Dose Packaging provides a daily supply of advanced wound dressings
packaged in an easy-open package. Our relationship with clinicians in the industry was forged on our innovative delivery model of Unit Dose Packaging and our commitment to not substituting product for financial gain.
The ease and simplicity of this system has established Advanced Tissue as an invaluable partner in wound care.
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