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2009 Client Conference Supporting Reimbursement With Complete Documentation
	WoundExpert's third Client Conference was held in conjunction with the 2009 SAWC Spring & WHS Conference in Grapevine, TX. Our topic was Supporting Reimbursement With Complete Documentation facilitated by Enoch T. Huang, MD, MPH&TM, FACEP, UHM/ABEM, FACCWS, Medical Director, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Adventist Medical Center in Portland, OR. Adventist Medical Center has been a WoundExpert EMR client since 2006.
Dr. Huang's session covered three primary objectives: Observations regarding thorough and complete physician Progress Note documentation, consistent with AMA directives. Sharing a Progress Note documentation methodology illustrating medical decision-making and supporting reimbursement level assignments based upon reference guidelines¹. Suggestions for coordinating, optimizing, and streamlining wound clinic workflow and documentation processes given unique features and capabilities of WoundExpert. A time compressed video (14:43) of Dr. Huang's session is linked below and click here to download an Adobe Acrobat PDF copy of the presentation for your review and assistance in accessing resources referenced during his presentation.
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2008 Client Conference Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care (DCS) Certification
	WoundExpert's second Client Conference held in conjunction with the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care on October 28th was a rousing success. Thank you to all who participated, and a special thanks to Derek Ruvalcaba, CRT, CHT, CWCA, Manager, Wound Care & Hyperbarics, United Regional Health Care System who facilitated the session.
United Regional was the first hospital based wound center in Texas and only the third independent program in the country to be awarded Disease-Specific Care Certification for Wound Care in March 2007. The presentation provides information with regards to the rationale, benefits, and requirements for obtaining DSC Certification in addition to the currently required Joint Commission Accreditation. The presentation also addresses how WoundExpert serves as a resource vehicle in achieving DSC Certification which includes: application of evidence-based medicine guidelines, outcomes benchmarking, and quality of care analysis. The session concludes with an explanation of WoundExpert's vital role in data quality and integrity initiatives through the provision of comprehensive and supportive documentation. A time compressed video (7:40) of Derek's session is linked below and click here to download an Adobe Acrobat PDF copy of Derek's presentation for your review and assistance in accessing resources referenced in his presentation. If you experience problems accessing this video, please email Marketing, thank you.