Reimbursement changes for many sites of service will require hospitals, agencies, and other providers to rethink the way they provide prevention and management interventions to patients with chronic wounds. A paradigm shift to early aggressive prevention and management interventions should be considered in all sites of service.

Pay for Performance and the new CMS regulations on non-payment for pressure ulcer development in hospitals will require all providers to make sure best practices are implemented to ensure quality outcomes.

The afternoon session will provide an opportunity for the participant to choose a coding, coverage, and payment track where he or she will spend one-on-one time with Ms. Schaum who will answer participant questions or a clinical track with Ms. Cuttino for an interactive discussion on wound assessments and product selections.

Understanding the clinical and economical perspective of chronic wound management will enable the provider to be successful in a changing healthcare environment. This may be the most important wound care seminar you and your staff attend this year!