Home Health Care News February 7, 2025
As home health providers increasingly serve people with more complicated and serious conditions, and the push for cost-effective and value-based care continues, wound care is becoming more important than ever. The good news is that technology is changing the game for at-home wound care, but the bad news is that serious challenges remain regarding access to this type of at-home care.
Chronic wounds are increasingly burdening the U.S. health care system, affecting millions of people and incurring costs exceeding $25 billion annually, as an aging population and rising comorbidities suggest a rising demand for innovative home-based wound care solutions, according to a study done by researchers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln
“With the growing elderly population, there is...