“Research, Not Rebates!” How to Get Cellular Tissue Product Patient Referrals from SNF Directors of Nursing (DONs) & How to Pitch “Research” to Medicare Patients

“Research, Not Rebates!” How to Get Cellular Tissue Product Patient Referrals from SNF Directors of Nursing (DONs) & How to Pitch “Research” to Medicare Patients

by | Oct 10, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes

Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / skin substitutes are being pitched as part of a “research project” with payments made as a “reward for contributions to the field.” (The reward payments are related to volume and based on the price of the product.) Note that on the...
Help! Can Someone Explain if Accepting Discounts Below the Cellular Tissue Product / Skin Substitute Average Sales Price (ASP) is Legal?

Help! Can Someone Explain if Accepting Discounts Below the Cellular Tissue Product / Skin Substitute Average Sales Price (ASP) is Legal?

by | Sep 10, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes, Fight the Good Fight

I am genuinely trying to understand what is “allowed” and what isn’t when it comes to Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / skin substitutes in the office-based setting – and that includes the “mobile” practice (which may include skilled nursing and care in the patient’s...
Has Anyone Noticed That the Proposed LCD Limits Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes to Only Superficial, Clean, Granulated wounds? (Which is Not New…)

Has Anyone Noticed That the Proposed LCD Limits Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes to Only Superficial, Clean, Granulated wounds? (Which is Not New…)

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes

There’s a “problem” with the proposed LCD on CTPs/skin subs that no one is talking about. It’s a problem we’ve largely ignored for more than 20 years. To explain, I have to go back to 1998 when I was one of several sites for both the Apligraf and the Regranex clinical...