Volume 17 Issue 9 - September 2023
Wound Policy and Advocacy Update
09/29/2023
LCD on Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers, will not become effective on 10/01/2023; new proposed LCD to follow.
LCD on Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers, will not become effective on 10/01/2023; new proposed LCD to follow.
LCD on Skin Substitute...
09/29/2023
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Feature
09/25/2023
Lillian Craggs Dino, DHA, RDN, LDN
For patients with wounds, obesity can pose an additional challenge to healing, exacerbate the risk of infection, and increase formation of additional comorbidities. This author reviews the role and function of current anti-obesity...
For patients with wounds, obesity can pose an additional challenge to healing, exacerbate the risk of infection, and increase formation of additional comorbidities. This author reviews the role and function of current anti-obesity...
For patients with wounds,...
09/25/2023
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Audits
09/19/2023
Michael Crouch, CPC, CPMA
SMRC audits are here to stay and until medical necessity and documentation gets better, expect to see an increase in audit activity. This author offers how to respond to a "smirk" audit, the appeals process, lessons learned, and compliance...
SMRC audits are here to stay and until medical necessity and documentation gets better, expect to see an increase in audit activity. This author offers how to respond to a "smirk" audit, the appeals process, lessons learned, and compliance...
SMRC audits are here to stay and...
09/19/2023
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News
Wound Policy and Advocacy Update
09/29/2023
LCD on Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers, will not become effective on 10/01/2023; new proposed LCD to follow.
LCD on Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers, will not become effective on 10/01/2023; new proposed LCD to follow.
LCD on Skin Substitute...
09/29/2023
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Column
Business Briefs
09/12/2023
An increasing number of physicians and other QHPs continue to incorporate autologous blood-derived products for chronic, non-healing wounds into the care plans of their patients. Consequently, this author/consultant has been deluged with...
An increasing number of physicians and other QHPs continue to incorporate autologous blood-derived products for chronic, non-healing wounds into the care plans of their patients. Consequently, this author/consultant has been deluged with...
An increasing number of...
09/12/2023
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Guest Editorial
09/01/2023
Shaun Carpenter MD, CWSP, WMS
With so much ambiguity remaining, an immediate compromise on the number of applications to allow 7 is warranted both from an ethical and medical perspective. The current restriction of 4 applications is clearly not based on an accurate...
With so much ambiguity remaining, an immediate compromise on the number of applications to allow 7 is warranted both from an ethical and medical perspective. The current restriction of 4 applications is clearly not based on an accurate...
With so much ambiguity...
09/01/2023
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Insights
Guest Editorial
09/01/2023
Shaun Carpenter MD, CWSP, WMS
With so much ambiguity remaining, an immediate compromise on the number of applications to allow 7 is warranted both from an ethical and medical perspective. The current restriction of 4 applications is clearly not based on an accurate...
With so much ambiguity remaining, an immediate compromise on the number of applications to allow 7 is warranted both from an ethical and medical perspective. The current restriction of 4 applications is clearly not based on an accurate...
With so much ambiguity...
09/01/2023
Today's Wound Clinic