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Article: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Retain Single NPWT Code.
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- November 9, 2009
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Significant decision will benefit patients, providers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advanced Wound Management division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc ( NYSE: SNN) , applauded the federal government's decision last week to maintain the current, single reimbursement code for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices. This decision, announced by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), affirms the conclusion reached by the Agency on Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) earlier this year. AHRQ, like CMS, concluded that evidence does not exist to determine a significant therapeutic distinction ...