Reconstruction

I’m pleased to share this guest post from my newsletter sponsor, Mary Robinson Prody, R.N., founder of Promedics Products, home of the best products out there to secure those dreaded post-surgical drains. I met Mary a few years ago, and I remain proud to have her as my newsletter sponsor. After learning about Mary’s products, …

When Medicare, or any insurance carrier, denies your claim leaving you with a staggering bill, how do you even begin to counter? Here are 9 tips for a successful appeal.

It’s exciting (and scary) when a piece of writing you’ve poured so much of yourself into, not to mention time, finally makes its way onto the world’s bookshelf (okay, Amazon’s, but that’s basically the same thing, right?) and into the hands of readers.

When I was recently alerted to changes in insurance coding (thank you, Terri) and how this change could potentially and significantly limit breast cancer patients’ access to breast reconstruction options, I knew this post had to be written. As you likely know, when you have any medical procedure, doctors submit corresponding codes when billing insurance …

If you’re contemplating undergoing DIEP flap surgery as your breast reconstruction choice, or if you’ve already completed phase 1 of DIEP flap surgery, you might be mulling over what to do about phase 2, or wondering if it’s needed at all. In this post, we’ll talk about all this. But first, a reminder that this …