New Taxonomy Codes for Wound Care Practitioners!

Clinicians are supposed to use the taxonomy code that most closely describes their provider type, classification, or specialization.

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This Might Be the Worst Flu Season in 15 Years

The 2025 U.S. winter flu virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

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FDA Approves Suzetrigine, a Novel, Non-Opioid Drug for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

It took scientists 25 years to figure out how to exploit that pain-conducting mechanism to develop a medication.

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Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute Sales Reps Needed! $9 Million a Year Potential in Commissions!

If CMS continues to reimburse for and all products used on other wound types, this excellent job opportunity for a sales rep may continue after Feb. 12th.

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Don’t Miss the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders Webinar Feb 12th on the 2025 Medicare Final Rules!

If you and your organization provide wound care to Medicare beneficiaries, are you prepared for the important policy updates for 2025 implemented by CMS?

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Incisional NPWT Study Failed to Show Benefit After Surgery for Trauma-Related Lower Limb Fractures

The study was designed to determine whether incisional (iNPWT) would decrease the incidence of deep surgical site infection.

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Another Article from Clear Health Costs – is Patient Harm Happening in Wound Care?

I keep being told how great it is that neglected patients are finally getting wound care at home. But what if they aren’t?

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BREAKING NEWS: Wound Care Company Owners Plead Guilty to $1.2 B in Fraudulent Claims for Amniotic Products and Face Prison

The case was handled through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program, which currently operates in nine Strike Forces across the country.

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How Much About Access to Care With “Skin Substitutes” is Around Cost (and Will the LCDs Actually Make That Better for Patients)?

It’s possible that the LCD(s) will improve the problems with access caused by the preference for high priced products.

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No End in Sight for the Spiraling Cost of Amniotic Products

Although implementing the LCD(s) might slow down the approaching bankruptcy of the Medicare trust fund a little bit, frankly the LCDs alone will not bring sanity to this industry.

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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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