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Reimbursement

Places of Service and CTP Reimbursement: What You Need to Know

November 30, 2023
The Places of Service, or POS, is a designation that payers, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), and MACs (Medicare Administrative Contractor) use to designate where specifically providers...

The Economic Burdens and Policy Implications of Chronic Nonhealing Wounds

March 22, 2018
by Marcia Nusgart, Executive Director, Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clini...

The Going Rate: How Data Drives Wound Care Reimbursement

July 29, 2015
By Bruce E. Ruben MD Have you noticed that in the fictional future, such as in the Star Trek universe, nobody uses money to pay for medical care? When you get sick, a starship medical officer scans...

Understanding the Process of Choosing an ICD-10 Code

March 3, 2025
Selecting the correct ICD-10 code to correspond with the treatment provided is essential for proper reimbursement. Dr. Jayesh Shah breaks down the key elements of identifying the correct ICD-10 code f...

Weathering the Change: How Wound Care Providers Can Become Early "Adapters"

July 25, 2014
By Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP, CWOCN There's a lot to be said about change, and much of what you say depends on which end of change you are on. Those of us who are early adopters of new ...

Weighing in on Reimbursement Changes to Medical Honey Dressings

July 9, 2015
By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD In the June 2015 issue of the Journal of Ostomy Wound Management, Bell et al. published an article in which they reacted to the recent decision by CMS (January 22, 2015) ...

What Code Do I Use? Q- Versus A-Codes and More

November 30, 2023
In this interview, Dr. Matthew Regulski, DPM, ABMSP, FFPM RCPS(Glasgow) discusses A- and Q-codes, how these codes differ, and more. ...

What You Can Do to Control Wound Care Costs

May 16, 2014
By Aletha Tippett MD Welcome, Colton Mason, to the WoundSource blog forum. I enjoyed your opening blog on cost versus price and love your Healthcare Caffeine image. You are so correct, looking at o...
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