Traci A. Kimball, MD, CWSP
Wound medicine is a vital, youthful, evolving—yet highly underserved—medical specialty practiced by passionate, experienced providers. The credentialing pathway is long, arduous, and ambiguous. Many times this pathway is not recognized by payers, credentialing committees, or medical boards nationally and on a local level.
Many organizations and individuals “hang a shingle” to practice wound management but are not adjudicated by an accepted credentialing authority (ie, American Board of Wound Management, American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery). This places those organizations and individuals at risk for reimbursement denial from payers … read more