Tag: Wound Care
CMS delays final LCD for skin substitutes
April 14, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – As part of the transition to the new administration, CMS is reviewing its coverage policies for skin substitute products. This means the final local coverage determinations for skin substitute grafts/cellular and tissue-based products for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers will be delayed until Jan. 1, 2026. “CMS believes it is important to maintain patient access to skin substitute products with high quality evidence of effectiveness,” the...
Study demonstrates potential benefits of dressing improvements
April 1, 2025HME News Staff
BARCELONA, Spain – Switching patients with chronic wounds to the multi-layered, bordered silicone-coated foam dressing Mepilex Border Flex, alongside a clinician educational support program, resulted in a significant reduction in the number of dressing changes being undertaken and a reduction in dressing-related costs, according to a new study sponsored by Mölnlycke Health Care. The study was conducted across primary care facilities in Seville, Spain, and was presented as an e-poster at...
RestorixHealth announces award winners
March 24, 2025HME News Staff
METAIRIE, La. – RestorixHealth has announced the wound and hyperbaric center recipients of their Center Recognition Awards program for the period July-December 2024. The awards demonstrate a center’s commitment to quality patient care, optimal outcomes and patient satisfaction. “These awards recognize the effort and dedication required to meet or exceed benchmarks in various recognition categories,” said Bridget Case, national director of clinical quality & process improvement...
Mölnlycke Health Care invests in Siren
January 8, 2025HME News Staff
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Mölnlycke Health Care has announced an $8 million investment in Siren, which makes the Siren sock, a temperature sensing textile technology, to help reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers through early detection. “Our strategic investment in Siren reflects our commitment to integrating into digital ecosystems and pioneering innovative digital solutions that revolutionize health care delivery,” says Zlatko Rihter, CEO of Mölnlycke. “Helping to...
Coloplast divests skin care biz
December 5, 2024HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – Coloplast has divested its core Skin Care business to focus on its Advanced Wound Care business. Revenue from the core Skin Care business amounted to around DKK 400 million in FY 2023/24, with an operating profitability level significantly below the group EBIT margin. Coloplast’s FY 2024/25 financial guidance of organic revenue growth of 8% to 9% and an EBIT margin before special items of around 28% is unchanged and already includes the divestment. This simplification of...
Belluscura looks to wound care market
December 4, 2024HME News Staff
LONDON - Belluscura has entered into a joint venture with Separation Design Group and an undisclosed major medical device company to develop oxygen-based wound care solutions. The collaboration aims to address the growing wound care market through innovative treatments, including continuously diffused oxygen (CDO) therapy, which has shown potential in healing chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. The joint venture, in which Belluscura will act as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM),...
ChartPath, WoundZoom partner on wound care
September 5, 2024HME News Staff
AUSTIN, Texas, and BOCA RATON, Fla. – ChartPath, a provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions for long-term and post-acute care practices, has announced a strategic partnership with WoundZoom, a provider of digital wound management solutions. The collaboration will combine ChartPath's user-friendly EHR platform with WoundZoom's advanced wound care technology. "Combining WoundZoom's advanced wound care solutions with ChartPath's EHR capabilities, we're creating...
Value-based care: Embrace generic writing
August 5, 2024Kaitlyn Rios
Q. How can providers better support HME companies in value-based care models when it comes to wound care order writing and diagnosis listing in the medical record?
A. Generic order writing is really the key here. With thousands of wound care products on the market and new HME companies cropping up daily, one can imagine it becomes increasingly difficult for the key players in the industry to keep up. When providers implement generic wound product order writing as routine practice, it can significantly...
MediWound raises $25M
July 16, 2024HME News Staff
YAVNE, Israel – MediWound has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with several new and existing investors, including Mölnlycke Health Care, a medtech company specializing in solutions for wound care and surgical procedures. MediWound plans to use the $25 million in gross proceeds from the private investment in public equity (PIPE) to advance EscharEx pre-commercial activities and support general corporate purposes. “We are proud to have the strong support of Mölnlycke,...
Wound Pros taps new medical director
June 27, 2024HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES – The Wound Pros has appointed Dr. Richard Park as medical director. Park brings a wealth of experience in internal medicine and hospital care to the company, which specializes in treating and managing non-healing wounds in long-term care facilities. Park earned his medical degree from Flinders University School of Medicine in Australia and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Good Samaritan Hospital, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of...