by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 4, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitute Arrests, CTP / Skin Substitutes
On September 18th, 2024, Erica Everhart and Zach Bredl posted an article on the Care Journey website about the impact of fraud and abuse in value-based care. Spending on CTPs/skin subs is not the only fraud problem faced by Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs),...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 2, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitute Arrests, CTP / Skin Substitutes
I’ve discussed the fact that nearly everyone is being audited by Medicare on their charges for Cellular Tissue Products (CTP’s) / Skin Substitutes. Depending on the type of audit, a practitioner can have to pay back not only the money they received for the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 20, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes
Some days ago, I asked if it was legal for practitioners to make large profits off the cost of CTPs/skin subs – and the answer seems to be “yes”. Of course, I knew that no reputable attorney was going to send me a considered legal opinion on social media. I am still...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 16, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes, Fight the Good Fight
Joe Rolly posted a fantastic article explaining the pathways by which various CTPs/skin subs come to market, and what that means in terms of the claims that sales representatives can make. Because amniotic products are the fastest growing sector of the market, I am...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 13, 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 CTPs/skin subs in the office-based and “mobile”. Everyone has heard about what happened to the owners of a CTP/skin sub company in Arizona. I am trying to understand the scenario...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | 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...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | 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...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 14, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitute Arrests, CTP / Skin Substitutes
Susan Paquette, the VP of the Wound division of SmartTRAK, recently posted an article on that company’s blog about the Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / skin substitute industry. SmartTRAK provides market intelligence on industry trends and has been closely watching the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 8, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes, Fight the Good Fight, Quiz / Survey
Thanks to everyone who voted! As over 40% of you correctly guessed, the correct answer is D. An amniotic rep bragged that he had sold >$1.5 Million to a one practice in one week. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 6, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitutes, Fight the Good Fight
A few weeks ago, I got a message from a Cellular Tissue Products / skin substitute sales rep telling me about the great results seen using his product in Wagner grade 3 DFUs, specifically over bone and tendon. I wondered how he could make those claims given that, as...
