Are you a Long-Term Care Facility Seeking Superior Wound Management Services? Join The Wound Pros.
The Wound Pros facilitates Medicare Part B and insurance billing for long-term care agencies so that you can deliver the best quality healthcare. We provide advanced wound care products that are approved by Medicare and most leading insurance companies. We supply the billing technology and collect from the appropriate payee.
We are a very conservative Part B biller, which is good for our customers because it makes your life easier:. We adhere strictly to Medicare Guidelines . If Medicare refuses to pay, we do not bill our partners. When we accept a Part B case, we handle it from start to finish.
We employ certified wound care clinicians that provide wound education in long-term care facilities and remote diagnostic assistance, too.
WHAT is PART B BILLING?
Two types of Medicare services are involved in wound care:
PART A – Covers Inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care and home health care. Typically, PART A Medicare covers patients wound care while in the hospital and the first 100 days in a nursing home. These services are included as part of the daily Medicare payment for patient care.
PART B – Covers physician services, outpatient care and other medical services which are not otherwise covered under PARTA Medicare. Generally, after 100 days in a nursing home, patients wound care treatments fall under PART B Medicare and are paid separately from daily care and other treatments.
Medicare Part A & Part B are NOT interchangeable! An important note about Medicare PART B Billing is that each patient must pay a premium each month; pay a yearly deductible and co-pay unless the patient has co-insurance. Part B is similar to having a regular commercial insurance plan. Difference being, Medicare PART B coverage only includes two (2) types of services:
