Evidence Meets Practice
Monthly clinical commentary from PAWSIC leadership on wound care, skin integrity, and the systems issues shaping post-acute practice.
Everything Is Connected: A Systems View of Skin, Falls, and the Human Condition
The CMS SNF Validation Program is auditing pressure injuries, falls, and medications. They are not random outcomes. PAWSIC President Jeanine Maguire on why these are the final common pathway of systemic failure, and the reserve-based reframe post-acute care needs.
By Jeanine Maguire, PhD, MPT, CWS, FCPP · 7 min read
The Architecture of Accountability: Decoding the 2025 to 2027 Strategic Pivot in CMS Payment Models
CMS payment is shifting from short pilots to long-term, rule-driven models where quality, data integrity, and operational accountability drive the money. PAWSIC Treasurer Julie Rhodovi decodes the 2025 to 2027 pivot and what it means for wound care.
By Julie Rhodovi, MBA, CWCA, LBBH · 5 min read
The Amputation Rate Is a Structural Verdict: A Global Call to Action
A non-traumatic amputation is the terminal endpoint of a cascade of upstream failures. A new comparative analysis from PAWSIC President Jeanine Maguire and Dr. Mohamed Magdy Badr on what four global health system models reveal about who keeps their limb, and who does not.
By Jeanine Maguire with Dr. Mohamed Magdy Badr · 6 min read
Falls and Wounds in Post-Acute Care: The Conundrum We Can No Longer Ignore
CMS just issued new Falls with Injury and QM Respecification training. But the patient who falls is very often the patient who has a wound. PAWSIC President Jeanine Maguire on the bidirectional risk profile, the clinical conundrum where interventions oppose each other, and a call for integrated post-acute care.
By Jeanine Maguire, PhD, MPT, CWS, FCPP · 5 min read