Wading Through Wound Waters: The Impact of WOC Nursing on Clinical and Fiscal Wound Management is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
Explore the challenges of serving wound care patients in their homes. These patients can exact high costs for your home care or hospice organization since they often need oversight from a trained WOC, who evaluates their care plan and offers recommendations. Factors that increase the difficulty of caring for these patients include the changing demands of CMS, inpatient guidelines on hospital-acquired conditions, the focus on outcomes, and the future of bundling services — all of which increase the importance of having sound WOC knowledge and leadership in your organization. So join us as we discuss relevant CMS guidelines and the Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) program one agency set up to help meet agency goals for providing wound care coverage.
Categories: Clinical, Quality, Financial, Management, Leadership
Audiences: Home Health, Hospice, Nurses
Objective 1: Review CMS regulations affecting wound care
Objective 2: Define the role of the WOC nurse in home care and hospice
Objective 3:Review the WTA program and its use in a home care setting
Instructor:
Angela Graham, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Manager of Educational Support services, Alacare Home Health & Hospice