CLUSTER CONNECTION In addition to studying explosions inside individual galaxies, astronomers are also trying to glimpse dark energy's effects by determining when and how dusters of galaxies coalesced.
Wound care costs the US health care system more than $20 billion dollars annually.1 The number of wound care patients in the US is expected to more than double during this decade.2 Payers must utilize wound products, technologies, and systems that provide high quality outcomes at budget sensible pricing.ound care costs the US health care system more than $20 billion dollars annually.1 The number of wound care patients in the US is expected to more than double during this decade.2 Payers must utilize wound products, technologies, and systems that provide high quality outcomes at budget sensible pricing.
Total direct costs, including all institutional costs and outpatient costs, were estimated at $45.2 billion. Rubin and associates8 reported that in 1992, although people with diabetes constituted 4.5% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 14.6% of the total U.S. health-care expenditures ($105 billion).