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.
Number affected: 2.5 million patients per year. Cost: Pressure ulcers cost $9.1-$11.6 billion per year in the US. Cost of individual patient care ranges from $20,900 to 151,700 per pressure ulcer. Medicare estimated in 2007 that each pressure ulcer added $43,180 in costs to a hospital stay. Lawsuits: More than 17,000 lawsuits are related to pressure ulcers annually.