title: How a wound resource team saved expenses and improved outcomes.
abstract: The authors describe how the Visiting Nurse Service of New York developed an interdisciplinary wound resource team, based on the need to integrate new wound care research and products and prepare for PPS. Outlining the change process, the reader can learn the dynamics, benefits, and outcomes of effective team collaboration that could be replicated in any agency.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Serve of New York, NY 10001, USA. bbedell@vnsny.org
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bedell
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pupiales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*