Today's Wound Clinic - Spring 2008 - (Page 2)

WoundClinic Volume 2, Number 2, www.todayswoundclinic.com Spring 2008 TODAY’S Table of Contents Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 2008 EDITORS Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS EDITORIAL BOARD Christopher Morrison, MD Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS Kathleen Schaum, MS PRODUCTION STAFF VP/GROUP PUBLISHER Jeremy Bowden jbowden@hmpcommunications.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Barbara Zeiger bzeiger@hmpcommunications.com MANAGING EDITOR James Calder jcalder@hmpcommunications.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Chimere G. Holmes cholmes@hmpcommunications.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Vic Geanopulos vgeanopulos@hmpcommunications.com ART DIRECTOR Karen Copestakes kcopestakes@hmpcommunications.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Trish Morris tmorris@hmpcommunications.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Kathy Murphy kmurphy@hmpcommunications.com MANAGER OF INFORMATION SERVICES Fred Klumpp fklumpp@hmpcommunications.com WEB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Tim Shaw tshaw@hmpcommunications.com WEB DEVELOPMENT Aaron Becker abecker@hmpcommunications.com John Pelarcik jpelarcik@hmpcommunications.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Bonnie Shannon bshannon@hmpcommunications.com CIRCULATION CLERK Patty Bilane pbilane@hmpcommunications.com EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE should be addressed to Managing Editor, Today’s Wound Clinic, HMP Communications, 83 General Warren Boulevard, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Telephone: (800) 237-7285 or (610) 560-0500. Fax: (610) 560-0502. Feature Articles 13 DOCUMENTATION: The 30,000-Foot View A wide review of documentation, including general principles that must be observed. Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS 16 DOCUMENTATION: Clearing Up the Role of Compliance Discussing documentation compliance programs, which are critical to having a successful clinic. Moira Hayes, MHA, RRT, CHT Featured Departments 21 INTECH The Power of Paperless: Understanding EMRs A review of three electronic medical record systems on the market. Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS N. Blair Hughes, MHS, PT, CWS 35 INFLUENCE Utilizing Data for Effective Marketing How to sound like an expert. A look at what to include in progress reports. Heidi Mueller, sales and marketing consultant 30 INPHOTOGRAPHY In Focus: The Photography Forecast An important equipment review for documentation and the litigation process. Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS 38 INSTRUCTION The Essence of the Wound Evaluation Capturing the components of wound evaluation. Pam Unger, PT, CWS Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS EDITORIAL POLICY: TODAY’S WOUND CLINIC seeks to provide practical, timely insight into clinical and operational issues inherent to the success of an outpatient wound center. Program Directors, Medical Directors, and Clinical Managers (including Nurse Practitioners and other professional wound care providers across multiple disciplines) will benefit from the interactive nature of feature articles and regular departments that address medical and practice management options and perspectives affecting fiscal and, most importantly, patient outcomes of wound clinics. Articles from knowledgeable, experienced practitioners are invited and will be subject to Editorial Board review. Departments 2 8 InTroduction Editor’s Note, Editor’s Message InBusiness Examining the Role of Compression Pumps 43 InNews 45 InCentive Spotlighting O’Connor Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic 48 Ad Index http://www.todayswoundclinic.com

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Today's Wound Clinic - Spring 2008 Contents InTroduction InBusiness Documentation: The 30,000-Foot View Documentation: Clearing Up the Role of Compliance InTech InPhotography InFluence InStruction InNews InCentive Ad Index

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