Months ago, Medicare announced its intention to change the payment model for CTP/CAMPs and create a fixed payment rate of around $125/cm2. Many thought that the proposed payment rate would be increased substantially in response to Congressional lobbying. These...
Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, scientists modeled bacterial transmission rates and discovered key...
Hi Caroline, I just read the great article by Mike Crouch on the UPIC audits around skin substitutes. We’re looking at a UPIC denial for a patient we successfully grafted last year. They claim we had no weekly measurements! Absurd!! They said we don’t measure wounds...
Breaking news! Physician fee schedule finalized-CTPs/CAMPS priced at ~ $127.28/cm2. Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1832-F) More information to come – stay tuned! Caroline Fife The post Breaking news! Cellular Tissue Products...
On October 8th, Med Page Today published an opinion piece by physicians Thomas Lally and Michael Millie about the increasing use of skin substitutes in chronic wounds. Their independent medical group cares for more than 100,000 seniors across 17 states, which gives...