Minneapolis startup aims to improve wound care, prevent problems

Wound Co. is adding support to understaffed hospitals, clinics and home care providers nationwide, especially those serving diabetics and seniors.

By Nick Williams (Star Tribune)

Using a predictive analytics system that determines the most corrective course of wound treatment, a Minneapolis startup is plugging the gap in wound care and adding support to understaffed hospitals and clinics nationwide.

Wound Co., formed in 2021, is also building a team of wound experts who consult with health care providers and their patients virtually and in-person.

For years, a fee-for-service model has allowed specialists to run up the price for more elaborate procedures and products, said Nima Ahmadi, the chief executive and founder of Wound Co.

"Through our analytics, we can figure out who's at high risk, and we can make sure that we're checking in with them and that they are in a good place and getting the right care that they need," Ahmadi said. "Even if we're not there in person, we can help them directly, we can work with their spouse, we can work with a caretaker, we can work with a local home care agency."

Ninety-percent of the patients the company helps are on Medicare or Medicaid, Ahmadi said. Of the wound patients experts see, more than 90% are older than 65 years old. In that age group, complications with wounds can dramatically upend someone's life, Ahmadi said.

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