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Section: Wound Care Category: Wound Care

Document & Report the Medical Necessity & Use of Placental & Dermal Tissues for Management of Lower Extremity Chronic Wounds

James McGuire, DPM, LPT, LPed, FAPWHc Kathleen Schaum, MS

James McGuire, DPM discusses the clinical value of using placental and dermal cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) for skin wounds in physician offices or hospital owned outpatient wound/ulcer management provider-based departments (PBDs) for management of chronic lower extremity wounds. He also discusses the unique role of placental tissues, reticular dermal tissue, and processing techniques in chronic wound closure, the importance of conducting insurance benefit verification prior to application of CTPs, appropriate coding for the application of CTPs and review common coding errors to avoid, as well as the documentation necessary to support the application of CTPs and to educate payers.

CME (Credits: 1.25) CEU (Credits: 1.25)

Method of Participation

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Goals and Objectives
  1. Understand the clinical value of using placental and dermal cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) for skin wounds in physician offices or hospital owned outpatient wound/ulcer management provider-based departments (PBDs) for management of chronic l
  2. Understand the unique role of placental tissues, reticular dermal tissue, and processing techniques in chronic wound closure
  3. Discuss the importance of conducting insurance benefit verification prior to application of CTPs
  4. Describe appropriate coding for the application of CTPs and review common coding errors to avoid
  5. Review the documentation necessary to support the application of CTPs and to educate payers
  • Accreditation and Designation of Credits
  • CME (Credits: 1.25)

    PRESENT e-Learning Systems is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. PRESENT e-Learning Systems has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.25 continuing education contact hours

    Release Date: 12/07/2021 Expiration Date: 06/24/2025

  • CEU (Credits: 1.25)

    NURSING: Nurse CE is provided for this program through collaboration between Present e-Learning Systems and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides 1.25 contact hours of nurse CE credit.

    Release Date: 12/07/2021 Expiration Date: 06/24/2025

  • Author

  • James McGuire, DPM, LPT, LPed, FAPWHc

    Director
    Leonard Abrams Center for Advanced Wound Healing
    Clinical Professor
    Department of Podiatric Medicine and Orthopedics
    Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

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  • It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.

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    James McGuire has disclosed that he is on the Speakers Bureau for Smith & Nephew, Osirus, Pure & Clean, Imbed Sciences; has received grant/reaseach support from Reddress and Drexel University; advisory board member for NueEase.

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    Kathleen Schaum has no relevant financial interest to disclose.