The Need

Several factors have significantly increased the number of people in need of specialized wound care; an aging population, a sharp increase in Diabetes, and an ongoing epidemic of obesity. Today, wound care is both a primary concern and a large expenditure for hospitals, yet many facilities fail to take advantage of the revenue, patient care and economies of scale that a comprehensive Wound Care Program can provide. In the past, a steep learning curve, high costs and limited solutions, have made opening or consistently running a financially successful program a difficult enterprise.

Wound Care Advantage has leveraged its years of experience in the Hyperbaric and Wound Care industry, to develop several cost effective models allowing hospitals to meet this need. Each facilities needs are different, and WCA is focused on customizing their offerings to meet the specific needs of each partner.

WCA Technology

eWound

Wound Care Advantage is proud to offer ewound with all contracts. This proprietary suite of programs includes instant access to our team of experts through the only telemedicine/conferencing system designed and used specifically for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, a complete electronic medical record designed for the specific needs of the wound care and hyperbaric industry, a comprehensive data system allowing for tracking and measurement of all program aspects, a virtual office for your Program Director, customized web site, a dashboard for all stake holders to monitor progress, and a virtual library to name just a few of it’s components. Ewound is one of the many innovations that sets Wound Care Advantage apart from other management companies.

Wound Vision

Visual decision makers can now communicate in real-time. This HIPPA compliant system allows for instant consultations between our physicians across the country giving each physician the immediate support of a well trained medical team in real time. Through the system, any member of your team can consult with physicians, nurses, technicians, administrative specialists, and financial experts, face-to-face.

Using the media sharing components, questions related to products, forms, wounds, or technical concerns can be shared visually and immediately. Collaborative Mentoring allows for real-time education anywhere, anytime.

EMR

Our web-based data tracking system, is designed to provide partner programs with accurate and concise information and reports on clinical outcomes, patient demographics, marketing information, statistical and revenue data and much more. Our system gives your program in-depth reporting and information capabilities including:

Continuity of Care

Wound Care Across the Patient Continuum

The Wound Care Advantage provides a unique solution to managing wounds across the continuum of care. By utilizing the out-patient facility as "mission control" in conjunction with the proprietary Collaborative Mentoring tool, WCA is able to provide real-time assistance to the Nurse in the home, algorithms and benchmarking to Skilled Nursing Facility Teams and in-patient staff, compliant documentation through our Electronic Medical Record, and evidence based care-plans in the outpatient environment.

WCA is committed to helping hospitals take full advantage of the expertise they have while containing costs and providing the resources needed to insure both clinical and financial success.