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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. The post Cellular Tissue Product / Skin Substitute Payment Proposed Rule – the Illustrated Version appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

I am noticing how often Nurse Practitioners are being indicted for healthcare fraud. Stay tuned for more thoughts about this. The post Arizona NP Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Over “Skin Substitutes” appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Check the 2023 Medicare data! Protect your NPI and don't put hospital facility fees at risk. The post Hyperbaric Physicians (and Hospital Program Managers): Check the 2023 Medicare Data! Protect Your NPI and Don’t Put Hospital Facility Fees at Risk appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

 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). The post Just Released: Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rule Would “Unbundle” Cellular Tissue Products (CTP) / Skin Substitutes in the HOPD appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

There will no doubt be a significant response from manufacturers and clinicians in response to this proposal. The post BREAKING NEWS! 2026 MPFS Proposed Rule Sets Single Payment Amount for all “Skin Substitutes” at $125.38/cm2 appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

In the August 28, 2024 Final Rule, CMS updated the list of “Hospital Harms” in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) requirements. The post Pressure Injury: a Hospital Harm Measure in 2025 that Includes STAGE 2 Pressure Ulcers – This is Out of Control appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

The cause of this hyperbaric fire is not known. More information as it becomes available. The post BREAKING: Another Fatal Hyperbaric Chamber Fire appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..