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I’m Getting Audited—Now What?
08/06/2024
If you get a request for an audit, it can cause no small amount of stress. These authors provide a comprehensive guide to different types of audits, how to avoid common mistakes, and why thorough documentation is so crucial.
If you get a request for an audit, it can cause no small amount of stress. These authors provide a comprehensive guide to different types of audits, how to avoid common mistakes, and why thorough documentation is so crucial.
If you get a request for an...
08/06/2024
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Consultation Corner
Do Not Report a Code If You Do Not Know the Rules
07/30/2024
In this quarter alone, I consulted with 50+ professionals, providers, and suppliers who were paid by Medicare, but failed post-payment audits. In most instances, the stakeholders could have prevented the repayments.
In this quarter alone, I consulted with 50+ professionals, providers, and suppliers who were paid by Medicare, but failed post-payment audits. In most instances, the stakeholders could have prevented the repayments.
In this quarter alone, I...
07/30/2024
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Business Briefs
Confusion Reigns: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage
07/19/2024
Misinformation about the use of an advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) of non-coverage is spreading like wildfire. This author presents the most common scenarios reported, answers to the ABN inquiries, and appropriate uses for ABNs.
Misinformation about the use of an advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) of non-coverage is spreading like wildfire. This author presents the most common scenarios reported, answers to the ABN inquiries, and appropriate uses for ABNs.
Misinformation about the use of...
07/19/2024
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Business Briefs
Physicians, QHPs, and MACs Complain About Some Billing Companies
06/18/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
I thought readers would be interested in what a “good” billing company looks like. Amiee Coriano, the owner of AMC Medical Consulting, LLC, agreed to share how her coding and billing company operates and circumvents client complaints.
I thought readers would be interested in what a “good” billing company looks like. Amiee Coriano, the owner of AMC Medical Consulting, LLC, agreed to share how her coding and billing company operates and circumvents client complaints.
I thought readers would be...
06/18/2024
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The Development of the Available Technology Dressing, an Evidence-Based, Sustainable Solution for Wound Management in Low-Resource Settings
06/10/2024

Linda Benskin, PhD, RN, SRN (Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA, WOCNF; and Richard Benskin

Linda Benskin, PhD, RN, SRN (Ghana), ...
The Benskin Research Group has been working since 1999 to develop a safe, effective, affordable, available, and acceptable wound management method to teach lay health care providers in low-resource settings. This article summarizes these 20+...
The Benskin Research Group has been working since 1999 to develop a safe, effective, affordable, available, and acceptable wound management method to teach lay health care providers in low-resource settings. This article summarizes these 20+...
The Benskin Research Group has...
06/10/2024
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Wound Policy and Advocacy Update
A Closer Look at the CMS MACs’ Recent Proposed Coverage Policies for CTPs
05/31/2024
Karen Ravitz, JD
The editors of Today’s Wound Clinic had the chance to touch base with Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders policy advisor Karen Ravitz, JD, at SAWC Spring to discuss policy issues impacting wound care. Below find some highlights of this...
The editors of Today’s Wound Clinic had the chance to touch base with Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders policy advisor Karen Ravitz, JD, at SAWC Spring to discuss policy issues impacting wound care. Below find some highlights of this...
The editors of Today’s Wound...
05/31/2024
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Guest Editorial
Advocate for Your Wound Care Patients on the Proposed MAC Policy on CTPs
05/29/2024
Eric J. Lullove, DPM, CWSP
The MACs recently released proposed coverage policy updates for applying CTPs for DFUs and VLUs. This is your opportunity to effect change by submitting comments to the MACs before the policy becomes final. You have a responsibility to know...
The MACs recently released proposed coverage policy updates for applying CTPs for DFUs and VLUs. This is your opportunity to effect change by submitting comments to the MACs before the policy becomes final. You have a responsibility to know...
The MACs recently released...
05/29/2024
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Business Briefs
You Are in the Wound/Ulcer Management Business, Not the CTP Application Business!
05/23/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Because most denials and repayments of CTPs are due to lack of thorough wound/ulcer management documentation, I was excited to have this opportunity to remind SAWC Spring attendees that they are in the wound/ulcer management business, not the...
Because most denials and repayments of CTPs are due to lack of thorough wound/ulcer management documentation, I was excited to have this opportunity to remind SAWC Spring attendees that they are in the wound/ulcer management business, not the...
Because most denials and...
05/23/2024
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Schaum
Videos
The Facts You Need to Know About CTP Reimbursement
05/16/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Given the increased number of audits of those frequently using CTPs, and the recent release of proposed LCDs and LCAs on using CTPs for DFUs and VLUs, this SAWC Spring speaker discusses 10 major facts about CTP reimbursement.
Given the increased number of audits of those frequently using CTPs, and the recent release of proposed LCDs and LCAs on using CTPs for DFUs and VLUs, this SAWC Spring speaker discusses 10 major facts about CTP reimbursement.
Given the increased number of...
05/16/2024
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Consultation Corner
New Wound/Ulcer Management Practices Started During the COVID-19 Pandemic Are Now Having a Reimbursement Pandemic
05/09/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Throughout and after COVID-19, many physicians and QHPs started offering wound/ulcer management in their offices, in skilled nursing facilities, in non–skilled nursing facilities, and even in patients’ homes. Unfortunately, many of the new...
Throughout and after COVID-19, many physicians and QHPs started offering wound/ulcer management in their offices, in skilled nursing facilities, in non–skilled nursing facilities, and even in patients’ homes. Unfortunately, many of the new...
Throughout and after COVID-19,...
05/09/2024
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Wound Policy and Advocacy Update
Policy Updates on Surgical Dressings, Wound Dressing Classifications, and More
05/03/2024
Marcia Nusgart, RPh
The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders has been busy the last few months with advocating for better policy on a range of issues affecting the wound clinic. Here is a roundup on what we’ve been doing and what results we’ve gotten.
The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders has been busy the last few months with advocating for better policy on a range of issues affecting the wound clinic. Here is a roundup on what we’ve been doing and what results we’ve gotten.
The Alliance of Wound Care...
05/03/2024
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Business Briefs

Business Briefs
Confusion Reigns: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage
07/19/2024
Misinformation about the use of an advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) of non-coverage is spreading like wildfire. This author presents the most common scenarios reported, answers to the ABN inquiries, and appropriate uses for ABNs.
Misinformation about the use of an advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) of non-coverage is spreading like wildfire. This author presents the most common scenarios reported, answers to the ABN inquiries, and appropriate uses for ABNs.
Misinformation about the use of...
07/19/2024
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Business Briefs
Physicians, QHPs, and MACs Complain About Some Billing Companies
06/18/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
I thought readers would be interested in what a “good” billing company looks like. Amiee Coriano, the owner of AMC Medical Consulting, LLC, agreed to share how her coding and billing company operates and circumvents client complaints.
I thought readers would be interested in what a “good” billing company looks like. Amiee Coriano, the owner of AMC Medical Consulting, LLC, agreed to share how her coding and billing company operates and circumvents client complaints.
I thought readers would be...
06/18/2024
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Business Briefs
You Are in the Wound/Ulcer Management Business, Not the CTP Application Business!
05/23/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Because most denials and repayments of CTPs are due to lack of thorough wound/ulcer management documentation, I was excited to have this opportunity to remind SAWC Spring attendees that they are in the wound/ulcer management business, not the...
Because most denials and repayments of CTPs are due to lack of thorough wound/ulcer management documentation, I was excited to have this opportunity to remind SAWC Spring attendees that they are in the wound/ulcer management business, not the...
Because most denials and...
05/23/2024
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Business Briefs
Coding Challenge: Readers vs. Workshop Attendees
04/26/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Many PBDs, physicians, and QHPs are failing their pre-payment and post-payment audits due to noncompliance with these basic wound/ulcer management codes. Take the coding test pertaining to common wound/ulcer management services/procedures...
Many PBDs, physicians, and QHPs are failing their pre-payment and post-payment audits due to noncompliance with these basic wound/ulcer management codes. Take the coding test pertaining to common wound/ulcer management services/procedures...
Many PBDs, physicians, and QHPs...
04/26/2024
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Business Briefs
Can Physicians Afford to Manage Chronic Ulcers With Multiple Comorbidities?
03/29/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Because G2211 appeared to be an unknown code to these ulcer management professionals, it may be unknown to the readers. This author addresses the questions she was asked about the appropriate use of G2211.
Because G2211 appeared to be an unknown code to these ulcer management professionals, it may be unknown to the readers. This author addresses the questions she was asked about the appropriate use of G2211.
Because G2211 appeared to be an...
03/29/2024
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Business Briefs
Medicare Coverage for Application of CTPs in Post-Acute Care Places of Service
02/16/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Including an Interview with Martha R. Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Including an Interview with Martha R. Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Including an Interview with...
02/16/2024
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Business Briefs
The 2024 Medicare Final Payment Rules Have Been Released: Part 3
01/10/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
This article will address the most frequently asked questions and answers that pertain to the long-awaited new lymphedema compression treatment items benefit category.
This article will address the most frequently asked questions and answers that pertain to the long-awaited new lymphedema compression treatment items benefit category.
This article will address the...
01/10/2024
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Business Briefs
The 2024 Medicare Final Payment Rules Have Been Released: Part 2
12/13/2023
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
This Part 2 article will review a few other new 2024 payment regulations, such as OPPS, RPM and RTM, telehealth, and home health.
This Part 2 article will review a few other new 2024 payment regulations, such as OPPS, RPM and RTM, telehealth, and home health.
This Part 2 article will review...
12/13/2023
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Business Briefs
The 2024 Medicare Final Payment Rules Have Been Released: Part 1
11/21/2023
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Now that both the 2024 OPPS and MPFS Final Rules have been released, this Part 1 article will provide the correct payment information regarding CTPs and will provide a brief overview of the 2024 allowable rates for other common wound/ulcer...
Now that both the 2024 OPPS and MPFS Final Rules have been released, this Part 1 article will provide the correct payment information regarding CTPs and will provide a brief overview of the 2024 allowable rates for other common wound/ulcer...
Now that both the 2024 OPPS and...
11/21/2023
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Business Briefs
Make Sure to Comply With Existing Rules Before the 2024 Final Rules Are Released
10/20/2023
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
This article reviews some errors that caused claim denials and repayments this year. These errors and subsequent denials/repayments are easily avoided. Simply share the information with your team and agree to tighten up your coding and...
This article reviews some errors that caused claim denials and repayments this year. These errors and subsequent denials/repayments are easily avoided. Simply share the information with your team and agree to tighten up your coding and...
This article reviews some errors...
10/20/2023
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Blogs

Kimball
Blog
Scoop of Practice Episode 4: Prescribing Plant-Based Wound Care
10/04/2023
Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Recent studies have postulated that topically applied cannabinoids and terpenes may be effective in aiding wound healing with minimal adverse effects.
Recent studies have postulated that topically applied cannabinoids and terpenes may be effective in aiding wound healing with minimal adverse effects.
Recent studies have postulated...
10/04/2023
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Cole
Blog
Improving the Wound Care Patient Experience
12/05/2022
Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP, FACCWS
The future of wound management must be committed to creating a patient-centric wound care ecosystem to drive payers, providers, patients, and other stakeholders to think differently about how the business of wound care is conducted.
The future of wound management must be committed to creating a patient-centric wound care ecosystem to drive payers, providers, patients, and other stakeholders to think differently about how the business of wound care is conducted.
The future of wound management...
12/05/2022
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SALSAL
Blog
The SALSAL Foundation and the Importance of Actions versus Words in Diabetes Care
11/21/2022
Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
The Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation has been built on 3 key principles: Education, Advocacy, and Community Outreach.
The Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation has been built on 3 key principles: Education, Advocacy, and Community Outreach.
The Save a Leg, Save a Life...
11/21/2022
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Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Blog
Scoop of Practice Episode 3: Cancer Prevention and Control in Wound Medicine
07/15/2022
Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Get the "scoop" of practice from this author on improving systems and processes of medical practice that will not just affect one patient but will affect an entire population.
Get the "scoop" of practice from this author on improving systems and processes of medical practice that will not just affect one patient but will affect an entire population.
Get the "scoop" of practice from...
07/15/2022
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Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Blog
Toils From the Wound Wizard: Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Started
05/17/2022
Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Wound medicine is a vital, youthful, evolving—yet highly underserved—medical specialty practiced by passionate, experienced providers.
Wound medicine is a vital, youthful, evolving—yet highly underserved—medical specialty practiced by passionate, experienced providers.
Wound medicine is a vital,...
05/17/2022
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Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
Blog
The Impact and Importance of Public Engagement in Wound Care
03/21/2022
Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
We, the wound care community, understand the critically important nature of our work. This is part of the reason we attend conferences such as the SAWC and return year after year.
We, the wound care community, understand the critically important nature of our work. This is part of the reason we attend conferences such as the SAWC and return year after year.
We, the wound care community,...
03/21/2022
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Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS
Blog
Physician Coaching Explained
02/14/2022
Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
Coaching has no definitive definition, but the concepts it entails are empowering. Thinking, listening, and verbalizing with a trusted partner can be therapeutic, even at the most basic level.
Coaching has no definitive definition, but the concepts it entails are empowering. Thinking, listening, and verbalizing with a trusted partner can be therapeutic, even at the most basic level.
Coaching has no definitive...
02/14/2022
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Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Blog
Scoop of Practice Episode 1: Designing a Wound Career
02/07/2022
Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
The scoop on this blog: My aim is to disrupt the delivery of wound management by changing the model from fee for service/volume-centric to one that utilizes patient-focused outcomes to drive value.
The scoop on this blog: My aim is to disrupt the delivery of wound management by changing the model from fee for service/volume-centric to one that utilizes patient-focused outcomes to drive value.
The scoop on this blog: My aim...
02/07/2022
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Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
Blog
Where Do You Get Your Information?
10/26/2021
Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
One of the rewarding and fun projects I have been involved with for the past 2 years has been the development of a YouTube video program called “Inside the Doctors” Lounge.” “The Lounge” is part of a bigger project called MD Coaches and is...
One of the rewarding and fun projects I have been involved with for the past 2 years has been the development of a YouTube video program called “Inside the Doctors” Lounge.” “The Lounge” is part of a bigger project called MD Coaches and is...
One of the rewarding and fun...
10/26/2021
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Monique Abner, MD, CWSP
Blog
Physicians and Patients Need Patience
10/14/2021
Monique Abner, MD, CWSP
We are familiar with the many conditions that may impede wound healing such as poor nutrition, impaired blood supply, and previous radiation treatments resulting in a hostile wound environment. As wound care practitioners, we create...
We are familiar with the many conditions that may impede wound healing such as poor nutrition, impaired blood supply, and previous radiation treatments resulting in a hostile wound environment. As wound care practitioners, we create...
We are familiar with the many...
10/14/2021
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Podcasts

Suzanne Moloney
Podcasts
Living With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Wounds
10/16/2023
Suzanne Moloney describes her years of living with hidradenitis suppurativa, her positive and negative experiences in treatment, and what wound care physicians should know.
Suzanne Moloney describes her years of living with hidradenitis suppurativa, her positive and negative experiences in treatment, and what wound care physicians should know.
Suzanne Moloney describes her...
10/16/2023
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CTPs
Podcasts
How Changes to CTPs Could Impact Providers and Patient Care
09/06/2023

Featuring Marcia Nusgart, RPh, Karen Ravitz, JD, and Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC

Featuring Marcia Nusgart, RPh, Karen ...
The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders discusses changes to CTPs that take effect on Sept. 17, and what you can do.
The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders discusses changes to CTPs that take effect on Sept. 17, and what you can do.
The Alliance of Wound Care...
09/06/2023
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audit
Podcasts
How to Get Your Wound Clinic Through an Audit
08/01/2023

Featuring Helen B. Gelly, MD, FUHM, FACCWS, UHM/ABPM; and Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

Featuring Helen B. Gelly, MD, FUHM, F...
Audits may be unavoidable in the wound clinic. These two physicians discuss audits they've been involved in and what you need to do to prepare.
Audits may be unavoidable in the wound clinic. These two physicians discuss audits they've been involved in and what you need to do to prepare.
Audits may be unavoidable in the...
08/01/2023
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podcast
Podcasts
Helping The Patient Throughout A Wound Care Journey
06/12/2023
Morgan McCoy
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Morgan McCoy and Caroline Fife, MD, discuss Morgan's wound care experience after a lower extremity amputation, and what physicians need to know about providing the best experience for their patients.
Morgan McCoy and Caroline Fife, MD, discuss Morgan's wound care experience after a lower extremity amputation, and what physicians need to know about providing the best experience for their patients.
Morgan McCoy and Caroline Fife,...
06/12/2023
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Evolving Survivor: Wound Care From the Patient's Perspective
SPEAKING OF WOUNDS
Evolving Survivor: Wound Care From the Patient's Perspective
05/04/2021
Having survived flesh eating bacteria, septic episodes, and pulmonary embolisms, one patient discusses his experience as an "evolving survivor," explaining how hyperbaric oxygen therapy and integrative care helped him. 
Having survived flesh eating bacteria, septic episodes, and pulmonary embolisms, one patient discusses his experience as an "evolving survivor," explaining how hyperbaric oxygen therapy and integrative care helped him. 
Having survived flesh eating...
05/04/2021
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A Closer Look at Recent Research on Pressure Injuries
SPEAKING OF WOUNDS
A Closer Look at Recent Research on Pressure Injuries
04/21/2021
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN, and Jenny Alderden, PhD, APRN, CCRN, CCNS, discuss their recent research on the frequency of repositioning for nursing home patients and the relationship of pressure injuries (PI) to angiosomes.
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN, and Jenny Alderden, PhD, APRN, CCRN, CCNS, discuss their recent research on the frequency of repositioning for nursing home patients and the relationship of pressure injuries (PI) to angiosomes.
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE,...
04/21/2021
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A Modified Way to Evaluate Wounds in the COVID-19 Era: When PPE Has Eliminated the Olfactory Sense From Evaluating Infection
SPEAKING OF WOUNDS
A Modified Way to Evaluate Wounds in the COVID-19 Era: When PPE Has Eliminated the Olfactory Sense From Evaluating Infection
04/05/2021
Martha Kelso and Rosemary Hill
Listen to "A New Way to Look at Wounds in the COVID-19 Era: When PPE Has Eliminated Smell From the Infection Equation" on Spreaker.
Listen to "A New Way to Look at Wounds in the COVID-19 Era: When PPE Has Eliminated Smell From the Infection Equation" on Spreaker.
Listen to "A New Way to Look at...
04/05/2021
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Cathy Thomas Hess
SPEAKING OF WOUNDS
The One Word That Defines Your Successful Workflows
03/10/2021
Cathy Thomas Hess, VP and Chief Clinical Officer for Net Health Wound Care
Listen to the full podcast, here.  Cathy Thomas Hess, VP and Chief Clinical Officer for Net Health Wound Care, discusses workflow strategies and management, regulatory and payment topics, and how you can ensure workflow success by focusing...
Listen to the full podcast, here.  Cathy Thomas Hess, VP and Chief Clinical Officer for Net Health Wound Care, discusses workflow strategies and management, regulatory and payment topics, and how you can ensure workflow success by focusing...
Listen to the full podcast,...
03/10/2021
Today's Wound Clinic
Podcast
Episode 24: The Emerging Science of Biofilm Debridement
01/30/2019
Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP
Typically, when patients present to a wound clinic, they have been experiencing their chronic wound(s) for a substantial amount of time. For the wound care clinician, biofilm presents an obstacle in helping the patient to achieve rapid wound...
Typically, when patients present to a wound clinic, they have been experiencing their chronic wound(s) for a substantial amount of time. For the wound care clinician, biofilm presents an obstacle in helping the patient to achieve rapid wound...
Typically, when patients present...
01/30/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Podcast
Episode 23: Connecting the Dots Between Wellness, Nutrition & Reimbursement
11/04/2018
Podcast host Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP, is joined by TWC clinical editor Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM; Kathleen D. Schaum, MS; and Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, FACCWS, CWON; to discuss how wound care providers can impact...
Podcast host Stephen G. Bergquist, MD, CWSP, is joined by TWC clinical editor Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM; Kathleen D. Schaum, MS; and Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, FACCWS, CWON; to discuss how wound care providers can impact...
Podcast host Stephen G....
11/04/2018
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Videos

Schaum
Videos
The Facts You Need to Know About CTP Reimbursement
05/16/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
Given the increased number of audits of those frequently using CTPs, and the recent release of proposed LCDs and LCAs on using CTPs for DFUs and VLUs, this SAWC Spring speaker discusses 10 major facts about CTP reimbursement.
Given the increased number of audits of those frequently using CTPs, and the recent release of proposed LCDs and LCAs on using CTPs for DFUs and VLUs, this SAWC Spring speaker discusses 10 major facts about CTP reimbursement.
Given the increased number of...
05/16/2024
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Schaum
Videos
How QHPs Can Tackle CTP Reimbursement Challenges
02/26/2024
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
In a changing landscape of CTP reimbursement, this SAWC Fall speaker discusses how qualified healthcare providers can stay informed and get payment.
In a changing landscape of CTP reimbursement, this SAWC Fall speaker discusses how qualified healthcare providers can stay informed and get payment.
In a changing landscape of CTP...
02/26/2024
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Milne
Videos
How Community-Based Health Care Providers Can Manage Hard-to-Heal Wounds
01/18/2024

Featuring Catherine Milne, APRN, MSN, ANP, CWOCN-AP

Featuring Catherine Milne, APRN, MSN,...
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses challenges faced by community-based healthcare providers with hard-to-heal wounds, recommendations for treatment, and practical adjustments.
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses challenges faced by community-based healthcare providers with hard-to-heal wounds, recommendations for treatment, and practical adjustments.
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses...
01/18/2024
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McKeown
Videos
The Secrets to Optimal Lymphedema Reimbursement
01/04/2024

Featuring Brandy McKeown, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT

 

Featuring Brandy McKeown, OTR/L, CLT-...
Following her SAWC Fall session, this speaker discusses how to overcome challenges in reimbursement for lymphedema, and what the Lymphedema Treatment Act will bring in 2024.
Following her SAWC Fall session, this speaker discusses how to overcome challenges in reimbursement for lymphedema, and what the Lymphedema Treatment Act will bring in 2024.
Following her SAWC Fall session,...
01/04/2024
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Nusgart Ravitz
Videos
A Closer Look at Potential Changes in Wound Care in 2024
12/08/2023
Marcia Nusgart, RPh
Karen Ravitz, JD
These SAWC Fall speakers discuss potential changes in home health care, prior authorization, managed care, advisory panels, and more.
These SAWC Fall speakers discuss potential changes in home health care, prior authorization, managed care, advisory panels, and more.
These SAWC Fall speakers discuss...
12/08/2023
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Schaum
Videos
Best Practices for Receiving and Keeping Your Payment
11/28/2023

Featuring Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Featuring Kathleen D. Schaum, MS ...
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses dealing with payment guidelines, avoiding reimbursement pitfalls, and the importance of documentation.
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses dealing with payment guidelines, avoiding reimbursement pitfalls, and the importance of documentation.
This SAWC Fall speaker discusses...
11/28/2023
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Alliance
Videos
CTP Reimbursement: Present Challenges and Future Changes
11/17/2023

Marcia Nusgart, RPh, and Karen Ravitz, JD

Marcia Nusgart, RPh, and Karen Ravitz...
Following the proposed—and later withdrawn—CMS guidance on CTPs, the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders discusses potential future developments in this space.
Following the proposed—and later withdrawn—CMS guidance on CTPs, the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders discusses potential future developments in this space.
Following the proposed—and later...
11/17/2023
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MolecuLight
Videos
HOPD Coding and Medicare Payment for MolecuLight Real-Time Fluorescence Wound Imaging for Bacterial Presence, Location, and Load
11/09/2023

Featuring Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Featuring Kathleen D. Schaum, MS ...
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, offers practical reimbursement insights for MolecuLight real-time fluorescence.
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, offers practical reimbursement insights for MolecuLight real-time fluorescence.
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, offers...
11/09/2023
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Maguire
Videos
Pearls on Transitioning Patients Across Care Settings
07/10/2023
Featuring Jeanine Maguire, PhD, MPT, CWS
This speaker discusses the challenges in helping patients navigate transitions in care, what providers do right and what they do wrong, and discusses the Wound Provider Checklist developed by the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Integrity Council.
This speaker discusses the challenges in helping patients navigate transitions in care, what providers do right and what they do wrong, and discusses the Wound Provider Checklist developed by the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Integrity Council.
This speaker discusses the...
07/10/2023
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Aviles
Videos
Including a Physical Therapist in Your Wound Care Team
05/26/2023
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
This speaker discusses how a physical therapist can benefit the multidisciplinary wound care team.
This speaker discusses how a physical therapist can benefit the multidisciplinary wound care team.
This speaker discusses how a...
05/26/2023
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Lymphedema
The Lymphedema Treatment Act: A Huge Win for Patients
03/10/2023
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Brandy McKeown, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT
But What Is the Future of CLTs in Outpatient Lymphedema Clinics?
But What Is the Future of CLTs in Outpatient Lymphedema Clinics?
But What Is the Future of CLTs...
03/10/2023
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Let's Be Frank
Developing a ‘Cheat Sheet’ for Wound Assessment
06/08/2022
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
This cheat sheet focuses on key factors related to chronic wounds while addressing findings in a comprehensive approach.
This cheat sheet focuses on key factors related to chronic wounds while addressing findings in a comprehensive approach.
This cheat sheet focuses on key...
06/08/2022
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Screening and Educating Patients on PAD to Stop Diabetes Before It Starts
02/25/2022
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Next month, a team of physicians will use education, outreach, and advocacy to decrease the number of amputations in people with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease (PAD)—as well as improve their quality of life.
Next month, a team of physicians will use education, outreach, and advocacy to decrease the number of amputations in people with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease (PAD)—as well as improve their quality of life.
Next month, a team of physicians...
02/25/2022
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Let's Be Frank
Advances in Wound Care Technology: What We See Is What We Get … and More
09/21/2021
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
This article will examine three particular devices that should catch the attention of any wound care clinicians seeking innovative ways to achieve best practices.
This article will examine three particular devices that should catch the attention of any wound care clinicians seeking innovative ways to achieve best practices.
This article will examine three...
09/21/2021
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Developing a ‘Cheat Sheet’ for the Ideal Wound Dressing
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Developing a ‘Cheat Sheet’ for the Ideal Wound Dressing
05/11/2021
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Chronic wounds continue to challenge clinicians from Day 1 as the race to make timely progress begins. As we know, “time is tissue.” Of course, not all wounds heal with time. It’s what we (clinician and patient) do during the time we have...
Chronic wounds continue to challenge clinicians from Day 1 as the race to make timely progress begins. As we know, “time is tissue.” Of course, not all wounds heal with time. It’s what we (clinician and patient) do during the time we have...
Chronic wounds continue to...
05/11/2021
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Will Advances in Smart Technology Help Our Patients or Dumb Us Down?
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Will Advances in Smart Technology Help Our Patients or Dumb Us Down?
03/23/2021
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
“Creating a true AI could be our greatest achievement and, perhaps, our last.”   —Professor Stephen Hawking Just like in every facet of life, smart technology has been a welcome tool in health care among patients and providers alike....
“Creating a true AI could be our greatest achievement and, perhaps, our last.”   —Professor Stephen Hawking Just like in every facet of life, smart technology has been a welcome tool in health care among patients and providers alike....
“Creating a true AI could be...
03/23/2021
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When Your Patients Become Active Participants in Their Health Care
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When Your Patients Become Active Participants in Their Health Care
08/04/2020
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Chronic wounds continue to baffle health care providers, as the required treatment can be quite complex. Or is it that we overlook the basics while working in “silos” that prevent us from seeking the expertise of others who might have more...
Chronic wounds continue to baffle health care providers, as the required treatment can be quite complex. Or is it that we overlook the basics while working in “silos” that prevent us from seeking the expertise of others who might have more...
Chronic wounds continue to...
08/04/2020
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That Time You Honestly Told Your Daughter About Therapy and Wound Care
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That Time You Honestly Told Your Daughter About Therapy and Wound Care
05/05/2020
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
If I had to do it all over again, would I follow the same path? I find that I ask myself this question on a fairly regular basis. And I have certainly thought about it recently during these trying times. My daughter Hannah will enter...
If I had to do it all over again, would I follow the same path? I find that I ask myself this question on a fairly regular basis. And I have certainly thought about it recently during these trying times. My daughter Hannah will enter...
If I had to do it all over...
05/05/2020
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You’re on Nutrition Notice for Pressure Injuries
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You’re on Nutrition Notice for Pressure Injuries
03/05/2020
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
All of the latest technology is not going to help your patients if their malnourishment is not addressed. This author’s hospital found success with pressure injuries by focusing on the basics and fundamental of care.
All of the latest technology is not going to help your patients if their malnourishment is not addressed. This author’s hospital found success with pressure injuries by focusing on the basics and fundamental of care.
All of the latest technology is...
03/05/2020
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What Defines a Real Resolution in Wound Care?
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What Defines a Real Resolution in Wound Care?
02/03/2020
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Attention to realistic goal-setting for the wound care provider and the wound clinic must be ongoing if we are to see actual fulfillment throughout the year. Many of the goals that we have for ourselves are disguised as New Year’s...
Attention to realistic goal-setting for the wound care provider and the wound clinic must be ongoing if we are to see actual fulfillment throughout the year. Many of the goals that we have for ourselves are disguised as New Year’s...
Attention to realistic...
02/03/2020
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Letter From the Editor

Guest Editorial
Advocate for Your Wound Care Patients on the Proposed MAC Policy on CTPs
05/29/2024
Eric J. Lullove, DPM, CWSP
The MACs recently released proposed coverage policy updates for applying CTPs for DFUs and VLUs. This is your opportunity to effect change by submitting comments to the MACs before the policy becomes final. You have a responsibility to know...
The MACs recently released proposed coverage policy updates for applying CTPs for DFUs and VLUs. This is your opportunity to effect change by submitting comments to the MACs before the policy becomes final. You have a responsibility to know...
The MACs recently released...
05/29/2024
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From the Editor
The Future of Wound Care in the Quality Payment Program
03/13/2024
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Whether we will be able to survive as wound care practitioners will, at least in part, depend on having quality measures that are relevant to what we actually do.
Whether we will be able to survive as wound care practitioners will, at least in part, depend on having quality measures that are relevant to what we actually do.
Whether we will be able to...
03/13/2024
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From the Editor
The Non-Pressure Ulcer Episode-Based Cost Measure "Field Test" Began Feb. 1
02/05/2024
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
For years I have been explaining how the QPP could be the end of wound care practitioners. The entire QPP is designed around recognized medical specialties and since there is no recognized specialty for wound care, we are all in trouble.
For years I have been explaining how the QPP could be the end of wound care practitioners. The entire QPP is designed around recognized medical specialties and since there is no recognized specialty for wound care, we are all in trouble.
For years I have been explaining...
02/05/2024
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Guest Editorial
The G-Code Solution to Skin Substitute Reimbursement
01/25/2024
Shaun Carpenter MD, CWSP
I am calling on CMS to adopt new G codes to replace Q code reimbursement and CPT 15000 codes for skin substitute application procedures and to establish skin substitute product code classes.
I am calling on CMS to adopt new G codes to replace Q code reimbursement and CPT 15000 codes for skin substitute application procedures and to establish skin substitute product code classes.
I am calling on CMS to adopt new...
01/25/2024
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Guest Editorial
Wound Size Matters: Analysis of the New Restrictive Skin Substitute LCD Policy
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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Guest Editorial
Wrestling With Implicit Bias to Deliver Better Care for Our Patients
06/01/2023
Monique L. Abner, MD, CWSP
For some, bias remains a sensitive issue, and some people are reluctant to admit to the need for introspection. However, to mitigate the ill effects of bias, everyone must first acknowledge that it exists.
For some, bias remains a sensitive issue, and some people are reluctant to admit to the need for introspection. However, to mitigate the ill effects of bias, everyone must first acknowledge that it exists.
For some, bias remains a...
06/01/2023
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From the Editor
Confessions of a Doctor With Lipedema
03/14/2023
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
It is hard to understand how demoralizing it is. Lipedema affects your entire life, starting in the teenage years.
It is hard to understand how demoralizing it is. Lipedema affects your entire life, starting in the teenage years.
It is hard to understand how...
03/14/2023
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From the Editor
Why Won’t the DME Provide Dressings for My Patient?
02/23/2023
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Maybe Because Of My Documentation
Maybe Because Of My Documentation
Maybe Because Of My...
02/23/2023
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Guest Editorial
How Wound Care Providers Can Treat Patients Like People, Not Like Cases
02/01/2023
Morgan McCoy
Finding a skilled wound care professional comes down finding someone who is confident in their skill/craft—someone who treats the whole patient, not just the wound. Finding someone who would see me as a person and a whole being rather than...
Finding a skilled wound care professional comes down finding someone who is confident in their skill/craft—someone who treats the whole patient, not just the wound. Finding someone who would see me as a person and a whole being rather than...
Finding a skilled wound care...
02/01/2023
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Guest Editorial
Amputations in Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patients: Underreported or Very Rare?
01/11/2023
Shannon Kody, MD
Alex G. Ortega-Loayza, MD, MCR
Are providers missing the diagnosis of PG because they are anchoring on “positive” biopsy findings? Could we be missing cases in which PG patients underwent amputation, didn’t have a recurrence, and were never diagnosed? Or are we just not...
Are providers missing the diagnosis of PG because they are anchoring on “positive” biopsy findings? Could we be missing cases in which PG patients underwent amputation, didn’t have a recurrence, and were never diagnosed? Or are we just not...
Are providers missing the...
01/11/2023
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Coping With COVID-19

Business Briefs
Telehealth Use Continues and Receives Further Medicare Payment 
01/25/2023
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
The COVID-19 PHE has been extended for 90 more days. This author reviews the Medicare telehealth flexibility extensions that may be important to wound/ulcer management professionals.
The COVID-19 PHE has been extended for 90 more days. This author reviews the Medicare telehealth flexibility extensions that may be important to wound/ulcer management professionals.
The COVID-19 PHE has been...
01/25/2023
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Business Briefs
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Waivers Q&A
09/07/2022
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
This author answers more questions about what will happen to telehealth and other waivers when the COVID-19 PHE ends.
This author answers more questions about what will happen to telehealth and other waivers when the COVID-19 PHE ends.
This author answers more...
09/07/2022
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Business Briefs
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension Also Applies to Telehealth
08/15/2022
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is extended through October 13, 2022. Many wound/ulcer management professionals have been using telehealth and should be happy to know that the Medicare waivers pertaining to telehealth have also...
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is extended through October 13, 2022. Many wound/ulcer management professionals have been using telehealth and should be happy to know that the Medicare waivers pertaining to telehealth have also...
The COVID-19 Public Health...
08/15/2022
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Business Briefs
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Coding Changes, and Coverage Changes Continue
02/09/2022
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
For this month, let us review the continuation of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and the continuation of the ever-changing codes and coverage.
For this month, let us review the continuation of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and the continuation of the ever-changing codes and coverage.
For this month, let us review...
02/09/2022
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