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Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for chronic refractory osteomyelitis, with evidence, sample documentation statements, checklists
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Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for soft tissue radiation injury, with evidence, sample documentation statements, checklists
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Osteoradionecrosis - Mandibular
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for osteoradionecrosis (mandibular), with evidence, sample documentation statements, checklists
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ICD-10 Coding in HBOT
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Single and Dual ICD-10 diagnosis codes
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for patients with diabetes with lower extremity ulcers
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Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of compromised flaps and skin grafts (including mutilated limb injuries), with evidence, sample documentation statements, checklists.
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Acute Exceptional Blood Loss Anemia
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for Acute Exceptional Blood Loss Anemia, documentation template and GRADE assessment of current evidence
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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
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Acute Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for Acute Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency
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Arterial Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment
Evidence-based review on arterial ulcer. Framework for assessment of patients with arterial ulcers. Includes concise abstract and comprehensive resources on the condition (e.g. epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, history, physical examination, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, documentation and ICD-10 coding)
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Gas Laws And The Therapeutic Effects of HBOT
History
Boyle’s, Dalton’s and Henry’s law have significant implications in the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. As gases are compressible, they are subject to three inter-related factors: volume, pressure, and temperature. [7]
The first documented usage of hyperbaric medical therapy was in 1662. A British physician created the "domicilium" which consisted of a pressurized airtight chamber in which pressure could be increased using a bellows. Numerous aff
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Standard of Care: Foundations for Wound Management
Standard of Care: The Foundation of Wound Care
The standard of care is a diagnostic and treatment process that a clinician should follow for a certain type of patient, illness, or clinical circumstance. In other words, this is the level of care widely accepted in the medical community. (1)
In the wound community, we are quite familiar with the term standard of care as it was
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Qualified Healthcare Professional Credentialing Guidelines
BackgroundQualified Healthcare Professionals engaged in the practice of hyperbaric medicine range across the entire spectrum of clinical specialties. The practice of hyperbaric medicine involves the delivery of 100% oxygen at pressures above normal atmospheric conditions. This is achieved by the use of a pressurized (hyperbaric) chamber. Chambers are designed to accommodate a single patient (monoplace) or several patients simultaneously (multiplace).Hyperbaric Oxygen thera
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Supervision of HBOT by Providers - Overview
INTRODUCTIONOverviewThe following hyperbaric medicine treatment protocol is based upon the recommendations of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Committee of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Clinical protocols and/or practice guidelines are systematically developed statements that help physicians, other practitioners, case managers and clients make decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
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Avascular Necrosis (Aseptic Osteonecrosis)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protocol for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, with evidence-based graded recommendations, sample documentation statements, physician order template, checklists.
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Important Call to Action: Influence Medicare Coverage for Cellular and/or Tissue Based Products
Urgent Call to Action for the Wound Care Community: Influence Medicare Coverage for Cellular and Tissue Based Products/Skin Substitute GraftsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced that the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) issued the collaborative proposed local coverage determination (LCD) “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) and Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs)”. The reason
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Physician Medical Director - Wound Care
INTRODUCTIONThis topic provides a sample job description for the role of Physician Medical Director - Wound Care in the United States. It serves as a starting point for organizations to tailor according to their specific needs and care settings.JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Title: Physician Medical Director - Wound CareEmployee:Date:Reports to: Status: [ ] Exempt [
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Physician - Wound Care
INTRODUCTIONThis topic provides a sample job description for the role of Physician - Wound Care in the United States. It serves as a starting point for organizations to tailor according to their specific needs and care settings.JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Title: Physician - Wound CareEmployee:Date:
Podiatrist - Wound Care INTRODUCTIONThis topic provides a sample job description for the role of Podiatrist - Wound Care in the United States. It serves as a starting point for organizations to tailor according to their specific needs and care settings.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Medicine Certifications for Providers
CertificationsCertificationSponsored byAccredited byOpen toInitial RequirementsLinksBoard Certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine