title: Medicare payment system for surgical dressings containing silver.
authors.affiliation: Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates, Inc., Lake Worth, FL, USA. kathleendschaum@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schaum
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000191:economics*; D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics*; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000191:economics; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment / Q000191:economics; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D049228:Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000191:economics; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics*; D012834:Silver / Q000191:economics; D018030:Silver Compounds / Q000191:economics*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States
chemical_list: C117408:Acticoat; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011091:Polyesters; D011095:Polyethylenes; D018030:Silver Compounds; C500574:silverlon; D012834:Silver; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium