Who we are and what we do
The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit multidisciplinary trade association of medical specialty societies and clinical associations whose mission is to promote quality care and access to products and services for people with wounds.Through advocacy and educational outreach in the regulatory, legislative, and public arenas, the Alliance unites leading wound care organizations and experts to advocate on public policy issues that may create barriers to patient access to treatments or care. Our key focus areas are coding, coverage and reimbursement; quality measures and wound care research.
We regularly educate members, stakeholders, regulators and legislators about the impact that evolving policies have on wound care. Since its founding in 2002, the Alliance has enabled the wound care clinical community to collectively and collaboratively engage on issues of commonality, elevating the visibility and united voice of wound care providers to regulators and policy makers.
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The Alliance holds regular meetings in tandem with national wound care meetings and convenes monthly conference calls and issue-driven work groups to take action on issues of importance. Now representing 20+ clinical societies, the Alliance makes its unified, collective voice heard on a range of important issues including:
- wound care quality measures
- wound care research
- cellular and/or tissue-based products for wounds (CTPs)
- negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
- surgical dressings
- antimicrobial wound care dressings
- pneumatic compression devices
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- and much more.
Celebrating our 15th AnniversaryIn 2017, the Alliance celebrated its 15th anniversary of bringing a unified wound care voice to health policy issues.Watch our festive 15th anniversary video and learn more about the founding of the Alliance back in 2002 and the impact we’ve had since then. |
