New Study Suggests that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) May be Helpful in Teenagers with Acute Concussion – Guest Blog by Dr. Daphne Denham

We may finally have an effective treatment to offer young people who suffer from concussion – rather than waiting, watching , and hoping they will return to normal. 

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Fight Physician Burnout with Books

The American Medical Association (AMA) recommends reading novels as a way to reduce physician burnout.

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Whoopsie! Corrections From Donna Cartwright!

I should leave the coverage interpretation to the professionals. I appreciate all of you who tell me when I make a mistake.

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Cellular Tissue Product / Skin Substitute Payment Proposed Rule – the Illustrated Version

The door is open for those of you who are real experts to explain this properly (and draw it better) – but hopefully these simple illustrations will help in the meantime.

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Arizona NP Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Over “Skin Substitutes”

I am noticing how often Nurse Practitioners are being indicted for healthcare fraud. Stay tuned for more thoughts about this.

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Hyperbaric Physicians (and Hospital Program Managers): Check the 2023 Medicare Data! Protect Your NPI and Don’t Put Hospital Facility Fees at Risk

Check the 2023 Medicare data! Protect your NPI and don’t put hospital facility fees at risk.

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Just Released: Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rule Would “Unbundle” Cellular Tissue Products (CTP) / Skin Substitutes in the HOPD

 I will try to post a better analysis of the impact of these proposals in the HOPD (hopefully provided by readers who understand this better than I do).

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BREAKING NEWS! 2026 MPFS Proposed Rule Sets Single Payment Amount for all “Skin Substitutes” at $125.38/cm2

There will no doubt be a significant response from manufacturers and clinicians in response to this proposal.

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Pressure Injury: a Hospital Harm Measure in 2025 that Includes STAGE 2 Pressure Ulcers – This is Out of Control

In the August 28, 2024 Final Rule, CMS updated the list of “Hospital Harms” in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) requirements.

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BREAKING: Another Fatal Hyperbaric Chamber Fire

The cause of this hyperbaric fire is not known. More information as it becomes available.

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