Patients suffering from non-healing wounds are a vulnerable chronically ill population. The barriers to care and the number of co-morbid conditions that these patients suffer from are huge contributing factors for wound healing. In this lecture we will discuss trends and lessons we can learn from managed care payors. We will discuss why these payors are pushing wound care from the acute care to the home. We will understand how this paradigm shift has impacted wound healing, cost of care, and overall patient outcomes.

Cellular, Acellular and Matrix-like Products (CAMPS) are a mainstay in the advanced therapy in the PASS. This lecture will detail CAMP use, billing and reimbursement. Dr. Tettelbach will review the evidence from big data.

In this session, former Medicare auditor, William O'Malley, will discuss medical necessity documentation.

Payors often overlook and don’t cover modalities in the emerging mobile model care setting as they would in the hospital or outpatient wound center arena. This is often a payor oversight, and with simple notifications from provider groups, this oversight can be easily corrected. Most providers are unaware of how to notify or alert payors or even request the items they need to help with patient access and reimbursement. This session covers the historical success and simple methods used by Martha R Kelso to gain coverage successfully for her practice and patients.

The Components of Comprehensive Wound Care.

In this session, Michaela Wadsworth PA-C will present cases from her post-acute practice and discuss the limits of post-acute practice.

Understanding the role of Debridement is fundamental for all providers in wound care. How Debridement affects wound healing has been clarified with recent scientific advancements. The immune system response to Wound biofilm creates a chronic pathophysiological response in the wound that impacts wound healing. Chronic Wound Pathophysiology will be discussed.

There is little or no evidence generated in the post acute setting. Dr. Fyrberg will address real world evidence generation in mobile wound care.

This session will provide evidence for topcial oxygen and explore it's potential role in PASS.

Annual membership meeting with IPAWS members.