The Alliance alerted the DMEMACs that the information being given out on the Nov. 30, 2017 Noridian surgical dressing educational webinar about the new surgical dressing LCD differed from the information provided to the Alliance in the Oct. 20, 2017 “clarification letter.” The DMEMAC medical directors had developed the clarification letter for the Alliance in response to its detailed questions. The Alliance suggested that a more formal DMEMAC Advisory would be appropriate so that other stakeholders could benefit from the clarity provided to the Alliance regarding the surgical dressing policy.

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