Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida announces WoundCentrics is providing Specialized Wound Program Services in Naples
Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida, located in Naples, Florida, has announced a service
agreement with WoundCentrics, Inc. of New Braunfels, Texas to offer specialty wound care
services to patients with acute and chronic wounds.
WoundCentrics, in collaboration with Landmark Hospital employs local Nurse Practitioners and
Physician Assistants with advanced wound care training that are providing specialized wound
care services in the hospital. The WoundCentrics wound specialist are working in coordination
with the Landmark Physicians and the facility wound care nursing team to deliver state of the
art wound care.
Jim Whitacre, CEO of Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida stated, “We are very excited to
collaborate with WoundCentrics in the care of the Southwest Florida communities.
WoundCentrics will bring its expertise to heal difficult wounds that is programmatic and has a
history of strong results to our patients and community.”
“We are pleased to grow our relationship with a quality organization like Landmark Hospital
Corporation. The Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida is our 3 rd Landmark facility to roll out
our unique, specialized wound care program that will complement the Landmark quality care
mission and benefit patients in the local market,” explained Stuart Oertli, COO of
WoundCentrics
Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida is located at 1285 Creekside Blvd. E. in North Naples,
the 86,676-square- foot, three-story hospital specializes in providing care to medically complex
patients who benefit from an extended recovery time. Typical diagnoses include stroke,
respiratory failure, post-surgical complications, and complex wound care. The average length of
stay is 25-30 days, and the majority of Landmark's admissions come from short-term hospitals;
typically, from the intensive care and step-down units. Landmark operates 7 facilities in the US.
WoundCentrics is a clinically focused health care company based in New Braunfels, Texas that
provides a specialized clinical wound care program that is systematic and evidence based. Each
facility requires specialty trained, wound care clinicians and system-based quality assurance to
make certain that published guidelines and cost-effective wound care regimens are utilized on a
day-to- day basis; and documentation and business operations support the clinical delivery.
WoundCentrics Participating Sponsor of the NALTH Fall 2017 Leadership Conference
WoundCentrics of New Braunfels, Texas, has announced they will be a participating sponsor
of the National Association of Long Term Hospital (NALTH) Fall 2017 Leadership Conference in
Washington, DC Thursday September 14 – Friday, September 15, 2017.
The NALTH bi-annual conference event will be held at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC
and will focus on the initiative to move to a unified payment system and the new
qualification rules for patients.
A “Policy and Advocacy Update” will be provided by Lane Koenig, PhD NALTH Director of
Policy & Research and President KNG Health Consulting and John Sheiner, NALTH Legislative
Consultant.
WoundCentrics is an established Advocate Level Sponsor of NALTH and will have a marketing
booth in the display area at the Fall Leadership Conference to discuss their Specialized
Wound Care Program designed specifically for the LTACH and Post Acute facilities.
“WoundCentrics continues to evolve its strategies for promoting profitability and patient
outcomes related to wound care,” explained Stuart Oertli, Chief Operating Officer for
WoundCentrics. “As CMS shifts its post-acute care reimbursement strategies, we have
observed that compliant patients with wound care needs are being admitted at and even
higher rate than before payment reform, presenting an ongoing opportunity for the LTACH to
be paid for providing appropriate wound care.
Oertli continued, “Maximizing reimbursement from these patients is one of the few proven
ways to offset the revenue lost due to recent payment reform and NALTH has proven a key
strategy for WoundCentrics to stay informed and ahead of the changes to ensure ongoing
success for our clients.”
WoundCentrics was formed in 2012 to provide aligned wound care services in the post acute
market. The on-going changes in health care have brought heightened scrutiny to patient
care and more specifically to wound care. WoundCentrics provides a specialized wound
program that includes an emphasis for best practices, improved outcomes and cost-effective
care. The WoundCentrics clinical and business model will deliver the appropriate care and
cost advantages that post acute facilities are seeking in today’s demanding health care
market under ever changing qualification rules for patients.
WoundCentrics Chief Medical Director Presents at the New Cardiovascular Horizons Conference
Dr. Marcus Gitterle was a faculty presenter at the July New Cardiovascular Horizons educational conference in Austin, Texas. The theme of the New Cardiovascular Horizons Conference was to have clinical experts present recent advancements in multidisciplinary treatment of chronic wounds.
Dr. Gitterle provided lectures on “New Concepts in Wound Management” and “Hyperbarics and Advanced Tissue Therapy”. His presentations focused on new measuring devices, the implications of biofilm for wound healing, advanced tissue therapy and case-selection for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for patients with chronic wounds.
“Care of the patient with chronic, non-healing lower extremity wounds is increasingly team-driven and multi-disciplinary. By driving adoption of evidence-based treatment strategies, as clinicians we can better serve our patients, and improve system performance from a financial perspective, preserving access to treatment now and in the future.” stated Dr. Gitterle.
Dr. Gitterle is the Division Chief for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine for the Christus Santa Rosa Hospital system, a seven Hospital regional healthcare system based in San Antonio, Texas.
He also serves as CEO and CMO for WoundCentrics, LLC, a company focused on building high-functioning, evidence-based wound care teams in hospitals of all types, including STAC, LTACH and IRF facilities, and extending clinical providers that serve patients across the entire continuum of care.
WoundCentrics to Attend NALTH in San Antonio April 20-21
WoundCentrics, of New Braunfels, Texas, has announced that it will be attending the National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) Spring Conference April 20th and 21st in San Antonio, Texas. WoundCentrics is a NALTH corporate partner at the Advocate level and will have a marketing display at the NALTH meeting to provide information to member Hospitals and conference attendees about its in-patient wound care services program.
“We believe in supporting NALTH’s mission of advocacy, education andresearch and recognize the importance of networking with member Hospitals regarding current trends in the healthcare environment,” stated Stuart Oertli, Chief Operating Officer for WoundCentrics. “With the changes in LTAC rules and the challenges that LTAC facilities face with wound care patients, we believe our in-patient wound care services program is unique and more important than ever to ensure integrated specialized services that will help align the facility with other providers in their communities,” Oertli said.
“NALTH provides a great opportunity for our clinical and management team at WoundCentrics to learn about the long term care clinical and financial changes and reimbursement challenges. NALTH provides interaction opportunities with LTAC administrators tasked with delivering quality care in a tight financial environment,” stated Marcus Gitterle, MD, Chief Executive Officer for WoundCentrics.
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) is a national association representing acute long-term care hospitals and patients. A member-driven organization, NALTH supports a collegial process when focusing on goals in the areas of advocacy, education, research and networking. NALTH fosters open and ongoing dialogue with governmental policy makers. Plan now to attend the NALTH Annual Meeting in order to put long term care policy challenges and solutions into perspective. Industry leaders and experts will highlight industry changes and effects on hospitals, systems and patients.
The NALTH Spring Conference is scheduled for April 20th and 21st, 2017 at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio Hotel, 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205
WoundCentrics to provide wound care services for Cornerstone Hospital in Round Rock, TX
Recognizing the need for consistent physician services in the outpatient setting and a concerted, programmatic approach to wound care for inpatients, Cornerstone Hospital of Austin/Round Rock has entered into an agreement with WoundCentrics , a national leader in providing advanced wound care programs and services across the continuum of care, to provide these programs starting July 1, 2016.
For many years the long-term acute care hospital’s place in the health care continuum has not been well recognized in the Austin metropolitan market. Under the current leadership of Curt Roberts (Austin and Market CEO) and Brant Robinson (Round Rock Administrator), Cornerstone’s team has worked to educate local providers about the differentiators of the LTAC from other acute and post-acute settings and the message has been well-received. However, challenges remained and some programs were not functioning as well as hoped. One of those programs was the outpatient wound care and hyperbarics center at the Round Rock facility.
Upon meeting Dr. Marcus Gitterle, CEO of WoundCentrics, to discuss their concerns regarding the outpatient services at the Round Rock facility it became apparent that inpatient services where not yet fully optimized and large financial opportunities were being missed. Further, with payment reform coming later in the year, Dr. Gitterle explained WoundCentrics’ approach to providing management services to LTAC facilities to help them prepare for and implement strategies for accepting and profiting from shorter-stay patients reimbursed under the blended payment model.
Learning of WoundCentrics’ unique ability to provide physician services in the outpatient clinic, optimize current inpatient wound care operations and help prepare for looming changes in the next cost-reporting year, Cornerstone found the case presented by Dr. Gitterle a compelling one and we are pleased to be proceeding as partners in success. As demonstrated with LTAC facilities throughout the United States, WoundCentrics looks forward to working with the leadership and staff of Cornerstone Hospital in Round Rock to provide clinically excellent service and outcomes for patients while cutting costs and enhancing the financial outcomes for the hospital.
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WoundCentrics’ COO to Participate in Astellas Pharma, US Transitions of Care National Broadcast Panel
WoundCentrics’ Chief Operating Officer, Stuart Oertli, was invited by Astellas Pharma to participate in the company’s national broadcast for transitions of care for patients with invasive fungal infections. Given his background in healthcare administration throughout the acute and post-acute continuum of care, Oertli was a natural fit to discuss the challenges faced by healthcare providers in ensuring timely, safe and cost-effective transitions of care. The panel also includes Dr. Mark Levis, an oncologist from Johns Hopkins, Melissa Johnson, an infectious disease pharmacist from Duke University Medical Center and Laura Ostrowsky, Director of Case Management at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Although the program is specifically geared towards transitions of care for patients with invasive fungal infections, the material applies to antimicrobial stewardship and transitions through the continuum of care in general. Antimicrobial stewardship is a growing concern in healthcare and a focus for WoundCentrics given our role across the post-acute continuum of care.
WoundCentrics’ new ABX Steward program engages clinicians, including both physicians and pharmacists, as well as healthcare administrators to utilize CDC recommendations and evidence based practices in their antimicrobial prescribing practices.
Utilizing state-of-the-art software, ABX Steward enables your facility to capture key clinical data and deliver HIPAA-compliant patient information to our on-call panel of world-class antibiotic stewardship experts. Their best-practice recommendation is then delivered to the facility within one business day.
Unlike on-site ID physician-based programs, ABX Steward is extremely cost-effective. Whereas typical on-site programs are associated with hefty, per-hour review fees and schedule-based review timing, the ABX Steward system is always ready for consultation and monthly system costs are a fraction of typical on-site review programs.
To view the Astrellas Pharma, US Transitions of Care national broadcast this Thursday, April 14th, you can click on this link www.AstellasNB.com to register.
To find out more about ABX Steward, please call 210/701-0909 or click here to reach the Contact page on our website.
WoundCentrics and Warm Springs Specialty Hospital of Luling expand partnership.
Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Luling, Texas.
WoundCentrics has recently assumed clinical responsibility for the outpatient wound care and hyperbarics clinic at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Luling, Texas.
Jana Kuykendoll, CEO of Warm Springs – Luling remarked, “the long-standing partnership between our facility and WoundCentrics in servicing the inpatient population for wound care has been a great success. When it came time to make a change in providers servicing the outpatient clinic, we looked at two things: 1) the experience we have had with WoundCentrics and 2) the demonstrated expertise of WoundCentrics in outpatient wound care and hyperbarics. These two factors made the decision to expand our partnership with WoundCentricsto include outpatient services an easy one and we are confident based on the early results that it was the right decision.”
Opening of outpatient wound care clinic at Laredo Specialty Hospital
In collaboration with Ernest Health Inc, WoundCentrics is pleased to announce the opening of an outpatient wound care clinic at Laredo Specialty Hospital, 2005 Bustamante Street in Laredo, Texas.
Utilizing a multi-disciplinary, team approach the Laredo Specialty wound care clinic will deliver advanced wound care utilizing the latest modalities and, where indicated, hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a comprehensive strategy to address complex patient wounds. These strategies are tailored to the specific need of the patient in a plan of care that supports the healing process and is designed to improve overall health of the patient. Dr. Gilberto Garza-Lozano, a trained hyperbaricist and Internal Medicine specialist with extensive ties to the Laredo community, serves as Medical Director for the clinic.
Complications from diabetes is a major issue in South Texas. Laredo Specialty recognized the need for a wound care clinic dedicated to addressing wound issues related to diabetes as well as soft tissue or surgical infection, radiation damage and other causes. WoundCentrics was chosen to partner with Laredo Specialty due to our commitment to treating the whole patient with clinical best practices as well as our involvement and engagement with the entire health care continuum in the community. The whole goal is to ensure patients with wounds in the Laredo community receive the very best of care.
This differentiated approach to the full-spectrum treatment of wound patients, performed in conjunction with our sister company (Wound Care Specialists of America), has proven extremely effective at our 5 clinics in the San Antonio metro area. It is why we are being approached to replicate this model in other communities throughout the country.
If interested in finding out how to partner with WoundCentrics to provide inpatient or outpatient wound care services, please contact us.
National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) Wound Care Symposium San Antonio, TX September 28-29, 2015
A note from Dr. Gitterle,
The future of wound care in the long-term acute care hospital setting is a troubling concern. Without a clear vision and plan for dealing with impending changes to admission requirements for wounds and acceptance of IPPS patients, some fear that LTACHS will no longer be able to provide the critical capabilities they offer to patients with limb and life-threatening wounds.
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) is conducting a wound care symposium in San Antonio, TX on September 28-29, 2015. At this conference I will be giving a presentation specifically devoted to addressing these concerns.
