Medicare

Guest Editorial

Keeping Your Reimbursement Should Not Be More Difficult Than Getting Paid!

07/16/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, discusses important steps to avoid repayment after an audit

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS,...

07/16/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

News

Real-World Practice Patterns, Comorbidities in Medicare Patients With MCL

01/21/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Pharmacists to Gain Prescriber Status? The Changing Role of Pharmacists During COVID-19

06/10/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways spoke with Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, CDCES, executive vice president, SinfoníaRx, A TRHC Solution (Tucson, AZ), and current president elect of the American Pharmacists Association...

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06/10/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Business Briefs

The Ever-Changing Reimbursement Landscape of CTPs for Skin Wounds

12/05/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Twenty years ago, when this author began consulting with manufacturers of cellular- and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) for skin wounds, only 4 CTPs were on the market. When 2019 began, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had...

Twenty years ago, when this...

12/05/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

The Handwriting on the Wall for Wound Management

12/05/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

We are at an important crossroads in the field of wound management. From the perspective of new technologies, the future is bright. Unfortunately, the future of the field itself is dismal. Under Medicare’s new Quality Payment Program (QPP),...

We are at an important...

12/05/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Business Briefs

Reimbursement Pearls From Wound Clinic Business 2019

11/06/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, HMP and the author do not represent, guarantee, or warranty that coding, coverage, and...

Information regarding coding,...

11/06/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Business Briefs

Charges Do Not Magically Appear on Medicare Claims

07/03/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

Information regarding coding,...

07/03/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

From the Editor

Would Medicare for All Mean Healthcare for None?

05/13/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

As the U.S. political left fully embraces socialism publicly and more Americans go without care because their private insurance has a staggering annual deductible, there’s more support for socializing U.S. healthcare. There was talk about...

As the U.S. political left fully...

05/13/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Business Briefs

Is Telehealth On Your Radar Screen?

04/09/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Information regarding coding,...

04/09/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Impact of MACRA Legislation and MIPS Scores on Value Analysis for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices

Introduction: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) changes clinician reimbursement from a fee-for-service payment system to a fee-for-value system. Physicians are scor...

02/09/2019