Closing Year Thoughts

Closing Year Thoughts

As 2024 closes, I am grateful to all of you for your interest in my random observations. If you need a New Year’s resolution for 2025, read The Undoing Project: a Friendship that Changed Our Minds. The book explores the partnership of Israeli psychologists Daniel...
Compared to the Third Quarter, the Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute Market Grew 64% in the Fourth Quarter of 2024

Compared to the Third Quarter, the Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute Market Grew 64% in the Fourth Quarter of 2024

According to data obtained from SmartTrak Medical Device and Wound Market Intelligence, in the fourth quarter of 2024 ( Q424), the US Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute market grew 64.0% over the third quarter of 2023 (Q323). Three market leaders combined...
Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar: “Quality Measures: Why They Don’t Mean Anything, But Maybe Everything.”

Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar: “Quality Measures: Why They Don’t Mean Anything, But Maybe Everything.”

It’s almost time! Join us today for our exclusive webinar, “Quality Measures: Why they don’t mean anything, but maybe everything.” Dec 17 | 4 PM EST Click Here to Register Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to...
Skin Substitute (Cellular Tissue Product) Questions From a Patient – Can Anyone Answer These Questions About Signing an ABN?

Skin Substitute (Cellular Tissue Product) Questions From a Patient – Can Anyone Answer These Questions About Signing an ABN?

This email inquiry is from a real patient who is a retired nurse.  I can answer some of her questions but not all of them, particularly the ones around when a patient might be required to sign an ABN for skin subs. I will post any helpful answers that you send...