BELLEVUE, Washington—DoctorNow and Venture Medical, LLC Have entered into a national agreement to support wound care providers and patient outcomes by streamlining electronic health care records processes while also improving the efficiency of the supply chain of wound products.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Reprise Biomedical, Inc., an innovator in medical biotechnology for wound care, announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a Level II Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code to its Miro3D wound matrix, effective Oct. 1, 2023.
CHICAGO—In partnership with ZeniMedical, Sunset is introducing a simple, effective and affordable wound care product line to aid in the delivery of optimal patient care while reducing costs.
ZeniMedical offers a wide range of foam, composite, hydrocolloid, alginate and collagen dressings in multiple sizes with or without borders.
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts—Alira Health, a global health care advisory, clinical research and technology company, announces the spin-off of ProDevLabs, a new company led by Mitchell Sanders, Ph.D., a former Alira Health executive.
ProDevLabs will continue its work as a product development lab focused on chronic inflammatory diseases, including wound care, cancer, infections/biofilms and neuropathologies such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (October 13, 2022)—3M Health Care's Medical Solutions Division announced its 3M V.A.C. Therapy negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has surpassed a clinical evidence milestone of 2,000 published, peer-reviewed medical journal studies. V.A.C. Therapy is the first and only NPWT solution to garner this number of published studies about its therapy. It is backed by more clinical data than any other brand, accounting for more than 75% of published NPWT clinical evidence.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (March 18, 2022)—Perceptive Solutions, Inc., maker of WoundZoom Digital Wound Management, has announced the expanded functionality and benefits of their WoundZoom Mobile application with auto-border wound detection technology among the primary solution developments. These expanded capabilities create further workflow efficiencies for healthcare providers that measure, document and treat wounds.
BALTIMORE (February 3, 2022)—Vohra Wound Care has been awarded a Civil Money Penalty grant by New Mexico's Department of Health. The grant will improve the care of New Mexico's nursing home residents by training nurses about prevention, assessment and management of wounds in the nursing home setting. The $39,978 award is made possible through the reinvestment of civil money penalties that were issued to New Mexico nursing homes.
RANKFORT, Ky., (January 20, 2022)—Vohra Wound Care has been awarded a grant by Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The grant will improve the care of Kentucky's nursing home residents by training nurses about prevention, assessment and management of wounds in the nursing home setting. The $81,113 award is made possible through the reinvestment of civil money penalties issued to Kentucky nursing homes.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (August 16, 2021)—Woundtech, a wound management company serving Medicare Advantage health plans and at-risk senior care provider groups, announced that Brian Wise has been named as its chief executive officer. Brian Wise succeeds Founder Jeffrey Galitz, MD who will continue as a member of the board of directors and advise the company on strategic and clinical direction.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (July 20, 2021)—MyWoundDoctor, a provider of virtual tech-enabled wound care services offered through a patent-pending AI-based process, announced a Series B investment from Claritas Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (April 5, 2021)—ConvaTec, a global medical solutions company focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions, has been awarded a contract for ostomy products with Vizient, Inc.
LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2021)—The Wound Pros announced that Michael MacDonald would be joining its team as vice president of sales and marketing for eastern U.S. MacDonald brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, and training as well as operations experience in many areas of healthcare with a passion for aligning teams to transform business.
THEODORE, Ala. (March 16, 2021)—Supreme Medical, a family-owned home medical equipment distributor based in Theodore, Alabama has announced an educational event for home health and hospice providers scheduled for March 30 at 11:00 am CST.
WATERLOO, Iowa (February 23, 2021)—VGM Wound Care, a division of VGM & Associates, has released its Wound Care Program Guide.
This comprehensive resource walks VGM members through deciding whether or not a wound care program is right for their business, as well as starting and developing a wound care program. It also provides additional resources and contacts.
MELVILLE, N.Y. (January 6, 2021)—Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced the acquisition of a majority ownership position in Prism Medical Products, LLC (PRISM), a nationwide provider of specialty home medical supplies with a core competency in advanced wound care products. With this transaction, Henry Schein Medical, the U.S.
