Day 1
A welcome to the Big Easy. Review of the agenda. An introduction to the international Post-Acute Wound Society (iPAWS), SerenaGroup and JWC.
This presentation will explore the regulatory side of the rapidly growing field of mobile wound care. We will review some of the basics, from credentialing practice locations to ensuring charting complies with current requirements. This session will be valuable for people considering starting a mobile practice all the way to the most seasoned of operators.
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.
The panel will discuss and debate profitability in the PASS.
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.
An overview of the global Advanced Wound Care market will be provided along with key trends in the Post-Acute setting, especially related to the US CAMPs market.
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.
The mobile wound practitioner has limited space in their bag. The panel will discuss how to pack for patient care.
Mobile Wound Care is a fast growing segment of wound care. It is an excellent way to provide high quality care to patients.
This session will provide evidence for topcial oxygen and explore it's potential role in PASS.
Discussion on the recent DOJ investigation and the implications for providers.
Annual membership meeting with IPAWS members.
Food, drinks, music and entertainment including a jazz band, roaming saxophonist, tarot card reader, tequila tasting and drink tokens!