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Quiz
New Complexity Modifier in 2027
11/06/2026
11/06/2026
Wounds
News
2027 Medicare Final Rules: Key Changes for Wound Care
11/05/2026
Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA, CEMC
CMS’s 2027 final rules address items including skin substitute reimbursement, payment for same-day evaluation and management services, and remote monitoring requirements. This overview highlights changes relevant to wound care practices,...
CMS’s 2027 final rules address items including skin substitute reimbursement, payment for same-day evaluation and management services, and remote monitoring requirements. This overview highlights changes relevant to wound care practices,...
CMS’s 2027 final rules address...
11/05/2026
Wounds
News
Part B MACs Propose Noncoverage for Fluorescence Wound Imaging 
10/05/2026
Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA
Proposed local coverage determinations from all 7 Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors would designate real-time fluorescence wound imaging for bacterial presence as a noncovered service. Stakeholders can submit comments through...
Proposed local coverage determinations from all 7 Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors would designate real-time fluorescence wound imaging for bacterial presence as a noncovered service. Stakeholders can submit comments through...
Proposed local coverage...
10/05/2026
Wounds
Quiz
What the CY 2027 Medicare Payment Proposals Mean for Wound Care
09/16/2026
09/16/2026
Wounds
News
CMS Probationary Prior Authorization Requirements for Certain DMEPOS Suppliers Begin October 15
09/11/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
This article examines how CMS probationary prior authorization requirements may affect certain newly enrolled DMEPOS suppliers.
This article examines how CMS probationary prior authorization requirements may affect certain newly enrolled DMEPOS suppliers.
This article examines how CMS...
09/11/2026
Wounds
Analysis
What Is the DMEPOS Master List?
09/07/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
The DMEPOS Master List identifies Medicare equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies that CMS has flagged as potentially subject to additional conditions of payment. For providers, understanding what inclusion on the list does—and does...
The DMEPOS Master List identifies Medicare equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies that CMS has flagged as potentially subject to additional conditions of payment. For providers, understanding what inclusion on the list does—and does...
The DMEPOS Master List...
09/07/2026
Wounds
Viewpoint
CMS 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposal Could Reshape Reimbursement for Podiatry and Wound Care
08/19/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
The proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes changes to Modifier 25 reimbursement, conversion factors, and practice expense methodology that could have significant implications for podiatrists providing wound care. With the rule...
The proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes changes to Modifier 25 reimbursement, conversion factors, and practice expense methodology that could have significant implications for podiatrists providing wound care. With the rule...
The proposed 2027 Medicare...
08/19/2026
Wounds
Analysis
What Is a Comment Period? Understanding How Stakeholders Influence Medicare Policy
08/11/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
CMS comment periods allow wound care stakeholders to provide feedback before proposed Medicare policies are finalized.
CMS comment periods allow wound care stakeholders to provide feedback before proposed Medicare policies are finalized.
CMS comment periods allow wound...
08/11/2026
Wounds
Analysis
CMS Adds Certain Surgical Dressings to DMEPOS Master List: What Providers Need to Know
08/03/2026
Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added two surgical dressing HCPCS codes to its DMEPOS Master List of items potentially subject to conditions of payment, effective October 28, 2026. Although the change does not...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added two surgical dressing HCPCS codes to its DMEPOS Master List of items potentially subject to conditions of payment, effective October 28, 2026. Although the change does not...
The Centers for Medicare &...
08/03/2026
Wounds
News
CMS Adds Certain Surgical Dressings to DMEPOS Master List
07/31/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
CMS has added 2 categories of surgical dressings to its Master List of DMEPOS Items Potentially Subject to Conditions of Payment, effective October 28, 2026. While these products are not being added to the Required Prior...
CMS has added 2 categories of surgical dressings to its Master List of DMEPOS Items Potentially Subject to Conditions of Payment, effective October 28, 2026. While these products are not being added to the Required Prior...
CMS has added 2 categories...
07/31/2026
Wounds

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