Check Out the Editorial in Med Page Today: 2 Doctors Concerned About Improper Use of Skin Substitutes

On October 8th, Med Page Today published an opinion piece about the increasing use of skin substitutes in chronic wounds.

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The Incredible Journey: Lessons Learned from a “Skin Substitute Graft” Audit – Part One

“After 15 months, and several appeal levels, that audit process finally concluded with a favorable Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision, so now I can provide more details.”

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WeightWatchers Partners with Amazon to Sell Wegovy for Weight Loss

WeightWatchers (WW.O) has announced that it will partner with Amazon to deliver injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments for its members.

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The Obesity Definition Fine Print

Surprise! When industry changes the definition of obesity, they find more obesity!

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New Definition of Obesity That Includes Anthropometric Measurements & Health Effects will Classify More Americans as Obese

Using the new definition of obesity, 68.6% of 301,026 individuals had obesity vs 42.9% according to the traditional definition.

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Arizona Couple Sentenced to Prison Over “Skin Substitute” Fraud – Judge Called Them “Criminally Greedy”

Numerous other practitioners indicted in the DOJ skin substitute “takedown” are awaiting trial or sentencing.

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Fresno County Podiatrist and “Skin Substitute” Sales Representative Plead Guilty to False Claims

A “skin substitute” sales representative and a podiatrist have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Nonprofit Kickoff Meetings “ALL THINGS PG”

There is a new, non-profit Patient and Family Advisory Council for Pyoderma Gangrenosum.

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The Antikickback Statute (AKS), Skin Substitute Pricing & “Selling the Spread” – Guest Blog by David Traskey

Attorney David Traskey explains the way in which contractual agreements with manufacturers or distributors could put practitioners at risk under the AKS.

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Is Wound Healing the Only Metric That Counts? A Guest Blog from Nurse Practitioner Jenny Hurlow

Wound healing is not the only thing that matters to very sick patients. Healing may not be the thing they most need or want.

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About Dr. Fife

Dr. Fife is a world-renowned wound care physician. She is the CMO of Intellicure, Inc., Exec. Director of the US Wound Registry & Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.

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