Wound Care for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Over 8,000 skilled nursing facilities have historically partnered with Wound Physicians to deliver quality outcomes.
Save nursing time, prevent wounds through staff training, and have a physician specialized in wound care who provides bedside care at your facility.
Optimize Outcomes
- Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provide medical services at the bedside.
- Clinicians visit facilities up to twice weekly.
- Empowering facility staff with on-site training.
Prevent Hospitalizations
- Re-hospitalization rate of less than 1%.
- Wound specialists treat patients at the bedside in the post-acute care setting.
- Faster healing times for wounds.
Reduce Costs
- Smart dressing selection and high-tech treatment options require fewer dressing changes — saving nursing time.
- Standardization of clinical care and adherence to formulary.
Clinical Modalities Delivered at the Bedside
Wound Management
- Early identification and documentation of wounds
- Correctly defined etiology and staging
- Multispecialty care planning and coordination
- Doppler studies (with ABI)
- On-site debridement/curettage to remove necrotic tissue and prevent infections
Advanced Wound Modalities
- Ultrasound Mist Therapy
- Skin Substitute Grafts
- Negative Pressure Therapy
Compliant Documentation
- PointClickCare and MatrixCare integrated EHR
- MDS-compliant wound documentation is immediately available
- Wound outcomes reporting per patient
- Available to meet with state auditors during the survey process (F-686 compliant)
Reduced Rehospitalizations
- Greater frequency of visits for high acuity complex patients
- Appropriate pain management and infection control
- Telemedicine consultations help reduce ER visits
- PEG Tube replacements
Education and Communication
- Wound in-servicing for facility staff
- Wound care certification is available, with over 9,000 nurses certified to date
- Meet with family members to discuss care and realistic treatment goals
- Available for QAPI meetings
Cost Savings
- Clinician wound management is billed separately to consolidated billing
- Negate the need for transport to the hospital
- Wound dressings provided under Medicare Part B (for eligible patients)
- Adherence to facility formulary
Proven Outcomes For Patients Treated By Vohra Wound Physicians
Average savings to Medicare: $19,287 per patient
Study Group: Florida Skilled Nursing Home Residents with wound(s) under care of Vohra Wound Physicians. Patients received weekly bedside evaluation and treatment including debridement. Study Period: February to November 2006 | Study Size: 4,020 patients | Study Type: Retrospective Cohort | Comparison Sample: Drawn by CMS. Matched by age, sex, NH residence and MDS Data | Method: Multiple statistical analyses, several levels of data cleaning Careful matching of study to comparison group.
The nation’s thought leader, bringing advanced wound care to nursing home patients
1.4 million Patient visits per year
We serve over three thousand skilled nursing facilities