Medicare Policy Review for Circulator Boot Therapy
In December, the Circulator Boot Corporation petitioned for revisions to the current CMS Local Coverage Directive (LCD) for End-Diastolic Pneumatic Compression (EDPC) therapy performed in the following states: PA, NJ, DE, MD and DC.  The MAC provider for these states is Highmark Medicare Services who is managing the request through their Contract Advisory Committee (CAC) process.  We expect a draft of the CAC recommendation for a new EDPC coverage directive to be posted by January 31, 2010 for public comment.  We urge our current providers and concerned clinicians in the Highmark coverage region to check the web site for a posting of the new draft policy. This website includes a feature for commenting on the new draft policy.  These comments are critically important and will be reviewed and considered by the CAC committee before a final coverage determination is made in late February.  Please contact Jack May at jmay@circulatorboot.com for more information.
 
Newspaper Ad for Philadelphia Area Clinics
The Circulator Boot Corporation sponsored an advertisement in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Facing Down Diabetes Special Section in November.  This initiative was effective in generating patient flow to the providers offering Circulator Boot therapy within the Greater Philadelphia region.  This advertisement is just one example of the marketing support and materials available to help generate patient awareness and education for EDPC therapy.  Marketing support materials available to clinicians and their marketing staff include templates for press releases, referral letters, radio ads, print ads and patient education literature that can be customized for your clinic.  Please contact Maggie Maguire for more details at (610) 240-9980.
 
HCPCS Code for EDPC

The Circulator Boot Corporation recently petitioned CMS's Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) to establish a nationally recognized code for End-Diastolic Pneumatic Compression (EDPC) Therapy.  The HCPCS petition was suggested by Highmark Medicare Services, the MAC for several states in the Middle Atlantic Region.  A decision on establishing a new HCPCS code will not be made until later this year.  A new EDPC HCPCS code will provide hospital affiliated wound care centers throughout the country with greater flexibility for Medicare billing with EDPC therapy.  We will keep you posted as this develops.  If you have any questions or want to learn more, please contact Jack May at jmay@circulatorboot.com.
 
Conference Alert - Advancing Wound Healing for Hospitals and Freestanding Clinics, Orlando FL
Please look for the Circulator Boot team at the 2nd Annual Advancing Wound Healing for Hospitals Conference, January 25th and 26th in Orlando, FL.  The prestigious faculty for this conference includes several Circulator Boot clinicians who will be sharing their wound healing expertise with conference attendees.  We hope to see you there!  If you are located in Central Florida and would like us to stop by your clinic to share more about the Circulator Boot during the week of January 25th, please contact Lori Stocker at (610) 240-9980.