How a Non-Pressure Ulcer Cost Measure Could Help or Hurt Your MIPS Score (and Your Medicare Payments)

CMS is going to create a wound-relevant cost measure no matter what. Let’s make sure it is as accurate and fair as possible.

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Just Released! “Wound Care at Home: A Guide for Families and Caregivers”

It’s a wonderful guide for which provides instructions and explanations, and which answers the questions that patients are often afraid to ask.

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Medicare Auditors Can Use the 3 Active LCDs for Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) Audits in ANY State

I asked Michael Crouch to explain how it was possible for any MAC to use those criteria. Read on!

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Part One of My Interview on CTP Changes is Now Available on HMP Global Learning Network/Wounds

On Jan. 8, 2026, HMP posted the first part of my interview on “The Impact of CTP Changes on Provider Types.”

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What We Need Next is a ZIP Code Rosetta Stone for Wound Care Outcomes

It is time to use already available ZIP code information to alert healthcare practitioners of community risk factors.

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An Open Letter to Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) Manufacturers About Skin Substitute Prices

The manufacturer with the lowest-priced CTP and the widest variety of sizes can own the current CTP market. Don’t shoot the messenger. 

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A Message for Practitioners Who Aren’t Ready to Give Up: the “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Cost Measure in Plain English

The problem with boring documents is that they might be vital to your survival – like drug package inserts or the fine print of legal contracts.

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Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Download Your Field Test

CMS has posted the Cost Measure Field Test reports on the QPP website! It’s time for you to download yours!

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CMS Press Release: Prepare for 2026 Field Testing of Episode-Based Cost Measures

Field Test Reports for eligible clinicians and clinician groups will be available on the Quality Payment Program Portal beginning January 29.

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How to Prepare For & Make the Most of Your Field Test – Attend CMS Meetings on Jan 27 and Feb 18

CMS is holding office hours with specialty societies and organizations to provide information about the upcoming field testing period.

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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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