CMS Releases the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for 2025

The sad news is that CMS is going ahead with a 2.9% cut to Medicare physician reimbursements for 2025.

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The Body Roundness Index – a Better Way to Understand Obesity Than BMI?

Body Roundness Index may be a more accurate way to understand obesity and healthcare risk than the Body Mass Index (BMI).

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Elevated BMI Associated With an Increased Risk of “Long COVID”

Twenty-six institutions contributed to the data, including data from both hospitals and primary care or outpatient settings.

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The Results Are In! What Are Ideal Attributes for a CTP / Skin Sub?

The Results Are In! What Are Ideal Attributes for a CTP / Skin Sub?

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Check Out This New Article: High-Quality Dietary Protein: The Key to Healthy Granulation Tissue – and Talk to Your Patients About Nutrition!

It contains a wealth of scientific and practical information emphasizing that high-quality dietary protein is essential for collagen synthesis and that healthy granulation tissue relies on adequate calories and nutrients.

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Not Every Peristomal Ulceration is PG – Check Out This Case Report in JAMA Dermatology

I have never done a biopsy of the painful peristomal lesions that I have treated – and now I am embarrassed.

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Neuromodulatory Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) – a New Review Article

Let’s be sure we understand what hyperbaric oxygen therapy IS, and hope we can do a better job of exploring and explaining how it works.

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Take the Quiz! What Are Ideal Attributes for a CTP / Skin Sub?

Take the Quiz! What Are Ideal Attributes for a CTP / Skin Sub?

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The Results Are In! Proposed LCDs for Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes

Assuming the proposed Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) are implemented as currently written, in which of the following would NOT be covered by Medicare in a DFU or VLU?

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For Newly Diagnosed Diabetics, a New Study Suggests that “It’s About the BMI…”

My take on the results is that “it’s about the BMI,” and even SMALL victories make a difference! That should be encouraging to patients.

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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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Report Honest Healing Rates

It’s time for Wound Care physicians and providers to stand up for truly honest outcomes and transparent quality reporting. If we don’t we may see our entire profession wiped out. Click here to read more.

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