title: Telemedicine and wound care management.
abstract: Chronic wounds constitute a debilitating health care problem with significant clinical and social implications. Annual U.S. wound care costs are more than $20 billion and growing at 10% per year. The cost for these patients can be reduced dramatically by altering the wound care paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Nashville Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Tenn., USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ablaza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000451:nursing*