How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

Q: My mom is a diabetic and a month ago she fell and cut her leg pretty badly. Even though the visiting nurse has been changing her dressing every day, the cut has still not healed. The doctor wants ...

Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...

When it comes to postoperative complications, among a medical team's greatest concerns are that a wound will open along the patient's sutures (dehiscence) or that fistulas will form. Until recently, ...