NEWS & WEBINARS

"There's a genetic component to leprosy susceptibility and fortunately, 95% of persons appear to have natural resistance." The post Comment About Wrestling Armadillos: Genetics May Explain Leprosy Susceptibility appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

CMS and FDA announced the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) pathway, a new mechanism designed to better align FDA authorization with Medicare coverage. The post RAPID Isn’t Just Faster Medicare Coverage: It’s a Fundamental Reset for Device Evidence and Access (Guest Blog by Joe Rolley) appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

We recently encountered a 90ish year-old male in our wound clinic being evaluated for a sacral wound. Unrelated to the sacral wound was a recent diagnosis of leprosy. The post Wrestling Armadillos: A Case of Zoonotic Transmission of Leprosy in the American South – Guest Blog by Drs. Davis & Mark Melin (and Team) appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

I encourage everyone to read Ms. Emanuel’s entire post, and if they are currently involved in an audit around skin substitutes, talk to their legal counsel about it. The post Medicare Skin Substitute Audits: “Agencies Cannot Make Up the Rules” – Guest Blog by Michael Crouch appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Practitioners will not be able to safely implement this simple, low cost treatment because the blood test is not covered by insurance. The post High Vitamin D Levels in Midlife Associated with Lower Tau Protein in Older Adults (Too Bad we Can’t Test Vitamin D Levels…) appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

2026 is the 6th year that practitioners could lose up to 9% of their Medicare claims under MIPS. The post CMS Launches Newsletter to Help Small Practices (15 or Fewer Clinicians) Understand MIPS and the Quality Payment Program appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Dr. Jay Shah, President of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) has provided this guest blog about what the TMA is doing to monitor the issue of pharmacy benefit plan limitations on drug access. The post TMA Raises Awareness About Drug Access Limitations by Pharmacy Benefit Plans – Guest Blog by Dr. Jay Shah appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..