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Volume 8 Issue 6 - August 2014

Letter to the Editor: Autolytic Dressings
08/14/2014
Dear Editor:   In the June/July 2014 issue, Thomas and Thayer1 cite a 2005 study by König et al,2 which compared a collagenase product to autolytic support in the treatment of chronic leg ulcers. The König study findings were not...
Dear Editor:   In the June/July 2014 issue, Thomas and Thayer1 cite a 2005 study by König et al,2 which compared a collagenase product to autolytic support in the treatment of chronic leg ulcers. The König study findings were not...
Dear Editor:   In the June/July...
08/14/2014
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ICD-10-CM
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Documentation Tips for Sequela of Disease
08/14/2014
  The arrival of ICD-10-CM has been pushed to October 2015, but Today’s Wound Clinic is still helping wound care practitioners get an early start on refining their documentation skills in preparation for the new coding format.
  The arrival of ICD-10-CM has been pushed to October 2015, but Today’s Wound Clinic is still helping wound care practitioners get an early start on refining their documentation skills in preparation for the new coding format.
  The arrival of ICD-10-CM has...
08/14/2014
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“Stay Off Your Feet!” A Patient’s Struggle to Adhere to Doctor’s Orders
08/14/2014
"I was so sure that I was doing so well that I would actually begin to skip appointments. Within six months of my care, I was doing just about everything I should not have been."
"I was so sure that I was doing so well that I would actually begin to skip appointments. Within six months of my care, I was doing just about everything I should not have been."
"I was so sure that I was doing...
08/14/2014
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Avoiding Stressors & Provider Burnout in the Wound Clinic
08/14/2014
Healthcare providers aren't new to “burnout” as a result of chronic stress based on patients’ conditions and difficulties. Employee wellness programs can help to prevent stressors from leading to burnout, but sometimes a needed personal...
Healthcare providers aren't new to “burnout” as a result of chronic stress based on patients’ conditions and difficulties. Employee wellness programs can help to prevent stressors from leading to burnout, but sometimes a needed personal...
Healthcare providers aren't new...
08/14/2014
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SAWC Spotlight: Maximizing Your SAWC Experience
08/14/2014
  Editor’s Note: TWC offers this exclusive inside look at the SAWC conference specifically for our wound clinic audience.
  Editor’s Note: TWC offers this exclusive inside look at the SAWC conference specifically for our wound clinic audience.
  Editor’s Note: TWC offers this...
08/14/2014
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Introducing the ‘Wound Quality of Life’ Measurement Tool
08/14/2014
This article will discuss a quality of life tool that’s been developed to assist the wound care provider in identifying psychological issues among patients and how to more effectively manage their care.
This article will discuss a quality of life tool that’s been developed to assist the wound care provider in identifying psychological issues among patients and how to more effectively manage their care.
This article will discuss a...
08/14/2014
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Health-Related Quality of Life & Chronic Wounds
08/14/2014
The term “quality of life” first appeared in the US in the 1950s as a slogan to represent “the good life.” More recently, it has become part of a holistic view of the individual within the healthcare system.
The term “quality of life” first appeared in the US in the 1950s as a slogan to represent “the good life.” More recently, it has become part of a holistic view of the individual within the healthcare system.
The term “quality of life” first...
08/14/2014
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Evaluating & Managing Behavioral Patterns in the Wound Care Population
08/14/2014
Proper wound care is associated with a number of positive outcomes but requires a complex set of self-management behaviors. Learn the background on health behavior change and practical strategies for incorporating techniques into everyday...
Proper wound care is associated with a number of positive outcomes but requires a complex set of self-management behaviors. Learn the background on health behavior change and practical strategies for incorporating techniques into everyday...
Proper wound care is associated...
08/14/2014
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Column

Spotlight
Product Spotlight: Smith & Nephew ALLEVYN LIFE
08/14/2014
ALLEVYN Life is a simple, easy-to-use dressing. With its unique features including the ergonomic shape, discretion layer, visible change indicator, lock-away core layer, and protective layer, ALLEVYN Life has been shown to exceed expectations
ALLEVYN Life is a simple, easy-to-use dressing. With its unique features including the ergonomic shape, discretion layer, visible change indicator, lock-away core layer, and protective layer, ALLEVYN Life has been shown to exceed expectations
ALLEVYN Life is a simple,...
08/14/2014
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Business Briefs
Why Were My HOPD Claims Denied?
08/14/2014
As 2014 passes its midway point, the most frequently asked question this author has heard continues to be “Why were my hospital-based outpatient wound care department (HOPD) claims denied?” This article will offer readers some of the many...
As 2014 passes its midway point, the most frequently asked question this author has heard continues to be “Why were my hospital-based outpatient wound care department (HOPD) claims denied?” This article will offer readers some of the many...
As 2014 passes its midway point,...
08/14/2014
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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