Clinical and Financial Efficiency for Home Care

OUR SOLUTIONS^® PROGRAMS

ConvaTec evidence-based products and standardized protocols can help you improve clinical outcomes while saving time and money.

• Products to save time and money by improving clinical outcomes.
• Solutions^® Algorithms for Skin and Wound Careprovides you with a series of standardized, content-validated guidelines that can positively influence treatment and cost-effectiveness.
  • Also available: Expert Guide, interactive tools, and a Customer Implementation Guide
  • Clinical efficiency
    
    Comparison of healing times with conventional treatment and standardized protocols:¹
    

    Condition	Healing Times
    	Conventional Treatment	Standardized Protocols
    Diabetic foot ulcer	174 weeks	10 weeks
    Venous ulcer	105 weeks	6 weeks
    Pressure ulcer	172 weeks	7.3 weeks
    Surgical wound	29 weeks	3 weeks
    A review of conventional vs standardized would care protocols of care between 1999 and 2003 using a ConvaTec formulary and protocols adapted from Solutions® Algorithms for Skin and Wound Care.

  • Financial efficiency
    
    Comparison of labor and material cost used in conventional treatment and standardized protocols:¹

• Evidence-based education and tools
  • Physician Marketing Assistance to engage physicians in learning about the benefits of modern wound care
  • Strong, ongoing relationships with distributors to ensure timely access to products
  • Comprehensive wound assessment and documentation training
  • Challenging Wound Care Cases presentation
  • Comprehensive product in-servicing
  • Wound Classifications and Interventions Program