Structured Wound Care Data: What It Is, Why EHR Notes Fall Short, and What It Enables
Structured wound care data is wound documentation captured as discrete, coded, consistently defined fields (wound type, measurements, tissue type, product applied, care setting, dates) rather than free-text notes. That structure, not record volume, determines whether...
Skin Substitute Usage in SNFs: What Real-World Data Shows and Where It Falls Short
Skin substitute usage in SNFs is the least visible slice of CTP and CAMP utilization, and the public data most teams rely on undercounts it by design. Medicare Part B claims capture some SNF activity, but consolidated billing, Medicare Advantage enrollment, and...
7 Strategies for a Credible Skin Substitute Efficacy Comparison Using Real-World Data
CMS’s CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule final rule changed how skin substitutes are paid. Coverage has moved too: the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) withdrew the unified skin substitute local coverage determinations (LCDs) for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)...