CLUSTER CONNECTION In addition to studying explosions inside individual galaxies, astronomers are also trying to glimpse dark energy's effects by determining when and how dusters of galaxies coalesced.
Wound care costs the US health care system more than $20 billion dollars annually.1 The number of wound care patients in the US is expected to more than double during this decade.2 Payers must utilize wound products, technologies, and systems that provide high quality outcomes at budget sensible pricing.ound care costs the US health care system more than $20 billion dollars annually.1 The number of wound care patients in the US is expected to more than double during this decade.2 Payers must utilize wound products, technologies, and systems that provide high quality outcomes at budget sensible pricing.
Pressure ulcer treatment costs range from $2000 to $70,000 per wound, with the average hospital's total costs being between $400,000 and $700,000 annually. A preventable problem: Pressure ulcers can be prevented through use of relatively simple measures. In fact, national initiatives, such as the Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goal #14,focus on preventing health care-associated pressure ulcers through use of established guidelines.