Diapulse: Medicare Update Effective for Nursing Homes and Home Health Agencies.GREAT NECK, N.Y. -- Diapulse(R) Corporation of America (OTC- DIAC) announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ) October 2004 quarterly update takes effect today which allows a Skilled Nursing Facility skilled nursing facility n. Abbr. SNF An establishment that houses chronically ill, usually elderly patients, and provides long-term nursing care, rehabilitation, and other services. (SNF SNF abbr. skilled nursing facility SNF solids-not-fat; a comment on the composition of milk. ) and Home Health (HH) to use the new Diapulse electromagnetic therapy code in the Healthcare Common Procedure Code System (HCPCS HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System ), for Consolidated Billing Enforcement. The new code is subject to the consolidated billing provision of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System and Home Health Prospective Payment System in which a nursing home or home health agency can add the use of the Diapulse(R) Wound Treatment System(TM). Therapy will be covered for payment as an adjunct for chronic Stage III or Stage IV pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and venous stasis ulcers that have not demonstrated measurable signs of healing after 30 days of conventional care, as part of a therapy plan of care. David M. Ross, Vice President of Diapulse Corporation of America, said, "Under the Prospective Payment System (PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. ) Diapulse could help nursing homes and home health agencies reduce costs and improve quality of patient care. Ethically, there is no reason to deny patients Diapulse Therapy for those suffering with chronic wounds." Diapulse(R) Wireless Medical Technology(TM) is non-thermal pulsed electromagnetic energy, which can treat wounds safely and effectively through bandages, clothing and surgical dressings. Diapulse Corporation of America, a publicly traded Company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. listed Over-The-Counter Symbol DIAC, is the pioneer and leader in the biophysical therapeutic effects of non-thermal pulsed electromagnetic energy in medicine. The Company manufacturers, researches and developed the proprietary Diapulse Technology, indicated for the adjunctive use in the palliative treatment of postoperative edema and pain in superficial soft tissues. Diapulse is a registered trademark of Diapulse Corporation of America. |
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