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11/02/2026

Increasing patient volume in a hyperbaric medicine program takes more than advertising.

WoundReference’s new topic outlines a practical growth framework built around appropriate referrals, stronger provider relationships, better referral-to-treatment conversion, improved patient access, and continuous performance monitoring.

The topic covers:
• Building and prioritizing referral networks
• Educating referring providers about HBOT indications
• Creating indication-specific referral pathways
• Tracking referral and treatment conversion
• Identifying referral leakage and operational bottlenecks
• Improving patient scheduling, access, and education
• Optimizing hyperbaric chamber utilization
• Building a monthly growth dashboard
• Implementing a 90-day referral growth plan

The goal is not simply more treatments, it’s appropriate patient growth while maintaining medical necessity, patient safety, and payer compliance.

👉 Explore the full topic:
https://woundreference.com/app/topic?id=increasing-patient-volume-in-a-hyperbaric-medicine-clinic

10/29/2026

Each year, 2.5 million patients in the U.S. develop pressure injuries, contributing to ~60,000 deaths and billions in treatment costs.

Many of these injuries are preventable with the right systems, education, and documentation practices. In this article, we explore how hospitals can move toward Zero Avoidable HAPI through system-wide prevention strategies, staff education, and standardized care.

📖 Read the full article (free):
The Path to Zero Avoidable HAPI: System-Wide Strategies To Prevent Pressure Ulcers/Injuries

👉 Available now on WoundReference:
https://lnkd.in/diP3PedY

10/22/2026

Looking for a structured way to strengthen the fundamentals of wound care?

The Wound Care Essentials Series brings together key topics into a 6-module learning path designed for clinicians across acute, post-acute, home health, and outpatient care settings.

On the series page, you can explore:
• Module 1: Overview of Common Hard-to-Heal Wounds
• Module 2: Common Chronic Wounds
• Module 3: Less Common Wound Types and Treatment Options
• Module 4: Wound Dressings and Adjuncts to Wound Healing
• Module 5: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Module 6: Putting It All Together — Pearls and Case Studies

The page also connects clinicians to related WoundReference resources on wound healing, chronic wound assessment, healability, debridement, dressing essentials, and other wound care fundamentals.

Module 2 is available FREE with a Free Basic Account, with additional modules and resources available throughout the series.

👉 Explore the Wound Care Essentials Series:
https://woundreference.com/app/topic?id=the-wound-care-essentials-series

10/17/2026

Many hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are preventable, yet they continue to occur across healthcare systems.

What does it take to reach Zero Avoidable Stage 3–4 HAPIs?

One health system implemented a structured competency-based prevention program and achieved:
✔ 300+ nurses trained
✔ ~100% staff participation
✔ 25% improvement in knowledge scores
✔ Zero Avoidable Stage 3–4 HAPIs in the first year

Education, standardization, and the right tools can transform prevention into everyday clinical practice.

📖 Explore the case study and see how the program worked.

👉 Read the case study or book a demo:
https://lnkd.in/dhuqt_xv

10/04/2026

See how digital innovation is being applied in wound care and hyperbaric medicine.

The WoundReference Poster Presentation Gallery features conference posters highlighting clinical and practice improvement studies developed by WoundReference and partnering institutions. including work in AI, telemedicine, competency training, safety, patient education, and workflow efficiency.

📚 Free to explore with a WoundReference Basic account.

👉 Sign up and view the poster gallery:
https://woundreference.com/app/topic?id=woundreference-poster-gallery

09/29/2026

Are you practicing in Texas, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Ohio, Washington or Arizona? If so, how can you earn a WISeR Gold Card?

Prior authorization doesn’t necessarily have to remain part of your WISeR workflow forever.
Since July 2026, qualifying providers can earn an automatic WISeR Gold Card exemption from prior authorization and pre-payment medical review for select Medicare services, including applicable skin substitute and CTP applications.

But there’s an important distinction: you don’t apply for the Gold Card. You earn it.
Providers must demonstrate consistent compliance with Medicare coverage, coding, payment, and documentation requirements. CMS establishes baseline requirements, including at least 10 applicable prior authorization requests and meeting the required affirmation-rate threshold, while individual WISeR Model Participants may have additional criteria.

And Gold Card status is tied to the individual provider NPI, not the entire practice.
Strong documentation isn’t just about getting approved today. It can help reduce administrative burden tomorrow, and help providers maintain their exemption once earned.

👉 Learn how WISeR Gold Carding works, what providers need to qualify, and how to build a documentation strategy designed to earn, and keep, the exemption:
https://woundreference.com/p/blog?id=how-to-get-the-wiser-gold-card-for-skin-substitute-and-ctp-applications

09/26/2026

During Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month, it’s worth looking beyond PAD itself to one of its serious wound-related consequences: arterial ulcers.

Effective management starts with recognizing compromised arterial flow, assessing healing potential, and aligning care with current evidence-based recommendations.

WoundReference brings together clinical guidelines and quality measures relevant to arterial ulcers and associated vascular conditions.

👉 Explore the guidelines and quality measures:
https://woundreference.com/app/topic?id=arterial-ulcers-coming-soon

09/24/2026

September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month - an important reminder that reduced blood flow can do more than cause leg pain. It can also contribute to arterial ulcers, which commonly affect the legs, feet, or toes.

Patient education matters. Recognizing symptoms may help patients seek care sooner.

WoundReference’s patient education resource explains what arterial ulcers are, what causes them, how they are treated, and when patients should contact their healthcare provider.

👉 Learn more:
https://lnkd.in/dVsaZSQw

09/23/2026

The 2027 CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule could bring important changes for wound care practices, from reimbursement for same-day E/M services and procedures to skin substitutes, remote monitoring, telehealth, fluorescence wound imaging, and MIPS.

Among the proposals, CMS is considering payment reductions when E/M services reported with modifier 25 occur on the same day as a procedure, standardized reimbursement for nonsheet skin substitutes, reimbursement for real-time fluorescence wound imaging, and further changes to remote monitoring and value-based care.

Note that these policies are proposed, and not final yet

👉 Read WoundReference’s breakdown of the 2027 CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and what wound care practices should be watching:
https://woundreference.com/p/blog?id=navigating-the-2027-cms-proposed-physician-fee-schedule-a-roadmap-for-wound-clin

09/19/2026

The WISeR Model is changing how select Medicare services are reviewed, including certain skin substitute and CTP applications.

For affected providers, services may go through prior authorization or pre-payment medical review, with a strong focus on medical necessity, accurate coding, and complete documentation.
Understanding the process can help wound care teams prepare their workflows, reduce avoidable denials, and stay aligned with Medicare coverage requirements.

👉 Read WoundReference’s overview of the WISeR Model and what it means for wound care providers:
https://woundreference.com/p/blog?id=understanding-the-wiser-model-what-wound-care-providers-need-to-know

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