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Straight Talk Tuesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 30, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Obesity & Wound Care

Tuesdays in the month of June, I’m offering some straight talk about a few of the MANY ways in which payment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is going to change and FAST.  Another issue is that of decreased payment of Physician Supervision for HBOT. The American Medical...

Straight Talk Tuesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 23, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Tuesdays in the month of June, I’m offering some straight talk about a few of the MANY ways in which payment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is going to change and FAST.  Another issue is that of decreased payment of Physician Supervision for HBOT. The American Medical...

Straight Talk Tuesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 16, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Tuesdays in the month of June, I’m offering some straight talk about a few of the MANY ways in which payment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is going to change and FAST.  A huge change are new limits on Coverage for HBOT by Private Payers. Capital Blue Cross, Milliman...

Straight Talk Tuesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 2, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Tuesdays in the month of June, I’d like to have some straight talk about a few of the MANY ways in which payment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is going to change and FAST.  All payers, commercial and Medicare/Medicaid are establishing specific criteria for hyperbaric...
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