Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Consultation Corner

Why Are My Prolonged E/M Service Claims Denied by Medicare?

10/21/2022

This real-life consultation describes what happened when a physician who provides wound/ulcer management in her office and in a hospital owned outpatient wound/ulcer management provider-based department inappropriately reported the new...

This real-life consultation...

10/21/2022

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Business Briefs

Medical Necessity: The “Magic Bullet” to Medicare Coverage

10/15/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

If the medical necessity “why” is missing or non-convincing, now is the time to use the “magic bullet” to coverage by taking the steps required to improve your written and/or EHR documentation.

If the medical necessity “why”...

10/15/2022

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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...

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...

08/15/2022

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Business Briefs

Mid-Year Reimbursement Updates for CTPs (Skin Substitutes) and PRP

07/28/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Coding, payment, and coverage changes never stop! This article should be a reminder that wound/ulcer management professionals must continue to be vigilant about reimbursement changes throughout the year.

Coding, payment, and coverage...

07/28/2022

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Consultation Corner

Do Physicians/QHPs Really Need a Written Agreement With Skilled Nursing Facilities?

07/21/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

The real-life consultation below describes what usually happens when a physician/QHP does not have a written agreement prior to beginning work in a SNF.

The real-life consultation below...

07/21/2022

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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

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07/16/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Business Briefs

It’s Time to Submit Your Claim: Did You Report the Correct Place of Service Code?

06/20/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Many wound/ulcer management stakeholders act like the POS codes are a mystery. Nothing is further from the truth.

Many wound/ulcer management...

06/20/2022

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Get All the Answers to Your Reimbursement Questions

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Get All the Answers to Your Reimbursement Questions

06/14/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Today’s Wound Clinic introduces the Reimbursement Topic Center, collecting 15 years of reimbursement resources into one easy-to-use library. Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, discusses how to find the reimbursement information you need on the...

Today’s Wound Clinic introduces...

06/14/2022

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Business Briefs

Why Is Debridement Coding Such a Mystery?

05/20/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Take this self-test to assess your debridement coding knowledge. If your coding practices do not align with the debridement coding and coverage guidelines, immediately take the appropriate steps to make the necessary corrections.

Take this self-test to assess...

05/20/2022

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