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ICD-10 Wound Care Coding Resources

September 23, 2015
With approximately 68,000 codes (nearly five times the number of codes as ICD-9), the ICD-10 system can seem daunting. In addition to an expansion in the number of codes, with flexibility for new code...

IMPACT Act: Nutrition and the Skin Integrity Quality Measure Domain

June 2, 2016
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT) amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act by adding a new section –Standardi...

Important Terms to Know: CTP Reimbursement

November 30, 2023
Cellular and/or tissue-based products: Engineered wound dressing products created to promote biological repair or regeneration of wound tissue by providing signaling, structural, or cellular elements ...

Important Terms to Know: Reimbursement

August 1, 2000
Learn terms related to reimbursement to help guide your learning.

Important Terms to Know: Reimbursement in Wound Care

March 3, 2025
Learn terms related to reimbursement in wound care to help guide your learning.

Navigating Reimbursement for Wound Care Dressings

May 21, 2015
By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN It is becoming increasingly difficult to be involved in wound care at any level without having a working knowledge of the intricacies...

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Reimbursement

October 31, 2021
Advanced therapeutic devices in wound care can be among your greatest tools for encouraging wound closure. However, it can be disappointing when you may have an advanced modality in mind, but it is de...

Opinion: Financial Stewardship in Hospitals and Wound Clinics

February 6, 2020
By Lydia Corum RN MSN CWCN The times are changing in the world of wound care. There used to be a time when there were no problems with reimbursements, as long as the doctor wrote the order. Today, ...

Part 1: Clinicians’ and Physicians’ Vital Roles in Receiving Appropriate Medicare Reimbursement

September 22, 2023
Clinicians and physicians play a vital role in their Medicare reimbursement.This series consists of 3 parts and will meet 3 objectives. In part 1, we will learn that Medicare reimbursement is first de...

Part 2: How Clinicians and Physicians Determine if Medicare Will Cover and Pay for Various Types of Debridement

October 3, 2023
In part 2, we will discuss how clinicians and physicians determine if Medicare will cover and pay for various types of debridement. Why should wound ulcer management clinicians, physicians, and QHPs s...
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