Alliance Of Wound Care Stakeholders Inc

TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO WOUND CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH ADVOCACY IN THE REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ARENAS.

AS A RESULT OF THE ALLIANCE'S TENACIOUS ADVOCACY WE: OBTAINED A 9.6% INCREASE FOR DISPOSABLE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY (DNPWT) INSTEAD OF A 22% REDUCTION IN THE PHYSICIAN OFFICE SETTING.ACCOMPLISHED A NATIONAL CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE (NCCI) EDIT MANUAL CHANGE ALLOWING FOR DEBRIDEMENT AND COMPRESSION TO BE PROVIDED ON THE SAME DAY.SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCED THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) TO RETRACT THE PROPOSED 2021 PHYSICIANS FEE SCHEDULE PROVISION TO BUNDLE CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS FOR WOUNDS (CTPS, ALSO KNOWN AS SKIN SUBSTITUTES) IN THE PHYSICIAN OFFICE SETTING.CREATED LANGUAGE, WHICH WAS ACCEPTED AND USED BY CMS, FOR AN MLN NEWSLETTER ARTICLE EXPLAINING WHY THE NEW SYNTHETIC CPT "A" CODES SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME AS ALL OTHER CTPS, AND HOW TO CORRECTLY BILL FOR THEM. OBTAINED A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT TO CMS, WHICH PROMPTED THE AGENCY TO BEGIN REVIEWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLAWED CTP PAYMENT CHANGES

AS THE ULTIMATE COLLABORATIVE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR WOUND CARE, THE ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO JOIN FORCES WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS MEMBERS TO IMPACT CHANGE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS:COLLABORATED WITH FDA STAFF TO SHAPE ITS AGENDA AND SPEAKERS FOR ITS APRIL 2022 WOUND HEALING WORKSHOP SO IT WILL BE SYNERGISTIC WITH THE ALLIANCE'S EVIDENCE SUMMIT. BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER AND SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE WOUND CARE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY.ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED WITH THE CLINICAL LABOR COALITION TO IMPACT CHANGE ON THE SIGNIFICANT PHYSICIAN PAYMENT CUTS.LED THE ALLIANCE FOR HCPCS CODING REFORM'S EFFORTS TO GAIN CLARIFICATION FROM CMS ON SUBMITTING NEW ELECTRONIC HCPCS CODING APPLICATION AND WON MORE TIME FOR INITIAL SUBMISSION.

THE ALLIANCE SHAPED POLICY DEVELOPMENT AS WE:VOCALLY OPPOSED PAYMENT CUTS IN THE PROPOSED CY2022 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE BY COLLABORATING WITH THE CLINICAL LABOR COALITION AND SUBMITTING COMMENTS TO IMPACT CHANGE. AS A RESULT, THE PAY CUTS WERE MINIMIZED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS IN 2022.CHAMPIONED CTP PAYMENT ISSUES BY SUBMITTING HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS TO CMS. SERVED AS A RESOURCE TO CMS CONTRACTOR NORIDIAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS AS THEY DEVELOPED THEIR WOUND CARE LCD.