Reimbursement

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC With approximately $20 billion being spent a year on advanced wound care supplies, cost containment is a sought after goal. Long-term care fac...

By Lindsay D. Andronaco RN, BSN, CWCN, WOC, DAPWCA, FAACWS Patient safety is always of the utmost importance. Health care providers aim to improve the health of others. Having been in many settings...

Dr. Lehrman shares important information on this type of service in this video interview.

In this interview, Dr. Jonathon Johnson, MD, MBA, CWSP covers the basics of coding for CTP reimbursement, such as JC and JW modifiers and how they are used. ...

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new local coverage determination (LCD) impacting wound care providers, originally planned for implementation on October 1...

By Colton Mason I love coffee. I often joke with my friends that drinking coffee is the only way I can get my eight glasses of water in every day. Now if you're a coffee junky like me, you can prob...

In this video interview, Dr. Vilayvanh Saysoukha explains what healthcare providers need to know about global periods as they relate to wound care and where to find more information....

On April 13, 2025, new changes will go into effect with respect to a local coverage determination issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In this blog, learn how these changes will i...

By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN In the last installment of my blog, we discussed a brief overview of billing for wound care products and dressings (durable medical eq...