Helen B. Gelly, MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM

Feature

Patient Relationship Codes: Why We Need Them and the Unintended Consequences of Using Them

03/05/2020

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

This author takes a closer look at five HCPCS Level II modifier codes developed by CMS, and how complying with the mandate can result in non-payment of claims.

This author takes a closer look...

03/05/2020

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HBOT

Prior Authorization & Nonemergent HBOT: Update for Providers in Outpatient Wound Care

10/20/2015

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

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

CMS officials believe they can reduce HBOT spending while maintaining or improving quality of care by ensuring services are provided in compliance with Medicare coverage and payment rules before the claims are paid. This article provides an...

CMS officials believe they can...

10/20/2015

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CMS

How Your Hierarchical Condition Category Score Can Impact Your Wound Clinic’s Finances

12/05/2019

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

Most people these days know their credit score. There are apps to help monitor it and to help improve it. The calculation may not be easy to understand and although the financial impact of a low credit score may be indirect, most people know...

Most people these days know...

12/05/2019

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Wound Care: A Service Under True Pressure

10/12/2014

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

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

The clock may be ticking on the administration of HBOT as it’s known today due to various threats - from compliance to credentialing.

The clock may be ticking on the...

10/12/2014

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Wound Formulary

A Practical Guide to Establishing a Wound Care Formulary in Your Clinic

06/07/2019

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

David Schwegman , MD, FACEP, CWS;

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been addressing inequities in payment for a variety of services. When a service is provided in the hospital outpatient department setting (HOPD), the patient is likely to receive two...

The Centers for Medicare and...

06/07/2019

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Podcasts

How to Get Your Wound Clinic Through an Audit

08/01/2023

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

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

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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Special Report

Wound Center Without Walls: The New Model of Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

07/01/2020

Marcia I. Nusgart , RPh;

Richard Neville , MD;

Stephanie L. Woelfel-Dyess , PT, MPT, CWS, FACCWS, DPT;

Julio R. Garcia ;

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

John Capotorto ;

Karen Ravitz , JD;

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

William Marston ;

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

Geoffrey C. Gurtner , MD, FACS;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

The Wound Center Without Walls is a strategy to untether wound care from a physical location and aggressively triage and provide care to patients with wounds across the spectrum of the health system utilizing technology and community-centered...

The Wound Center Without Walls...

07/01/2020

Wounds

Office-Based Wound Care

The Challenges and Advantages of Office-Based Wound Care

09/28/2021

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

Office-based wound care can bring advantages like autonomy and flexibility in product selection, and disadvantages like isolation and financial liability.

Office-based wound care can...

09/28/2021

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HBOT

Update on Prior Authorization for Non-Emergent HBOT: Transforming Into Prepayment Review

10/05/2017

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

It has been more than two years since CMS initiated the implementation of prior authorization for non-emergent hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This update will properly inform new and existing wound clinics alike.

It has been more than two years...

10/05/2017

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COVID-19 and HBOT

A Primer on Using HBOT in Patients With COVID-19

07/28/2021

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

Focusing on a UHMS study, this author provides a practical Q&A on whether HBOT could play a significant role for hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are hypoxemic and hypoxic.

Focusing on a UHMS study, this...

07/28/2021

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