Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

08/14/2012

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Although most clinicians are committed to excellence in patient care and honesty in service charges, the actions of unscrupulous practitioners and companies are bringing increased scrutiny on everyone. In February, federal authorities in...

Although most clinicians are...

08/14/2012

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Opening Arguments

A Brand New World

09/25/2009

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

Welcome to the first 2008 issue of Today’s Wound Clinic. Hopefully, you found the two 2007 issues relevant and meaningful and are ready to embark on a new year of sharing clinical and practical information. The four quarterly issues of TWC...

Welcome to the first 2008 issue...

09/25/2009

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Feature

Opening Your New Clinic: A Comprehensive Checklist

10/05/2017

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Cathy Thomas Hess , BSN, RN, CWCN, CWOCN;

Donna J. Cartwright , MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA;

Joe Darrah ;

Kathleen D. Schaum , MS;

Susie Seaman , NP, MSN, CWOCN;

Christopher A. Morrison , MD, FACHM, CWS, FCCWS;

Toni Turner , RCP, CHT, CWS, FCCWS;

Valerie Sullivan , PT, MS, CWS;

M. Darlene Carey , MBA;

Rex A. McCarty , MBA, CHT;

Taking your wound clinic from concept, to construction, to completion, to compliance is an arduous process. With this checklist, Today’s Wound Clinic provides to-be wound clinic directors with an overview of the many parameters that must be...

Taking your wound clinic from...

10/05/2017

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From the Editor

Thoughts on Sisyphus and Rehospitalization

03/11/2019

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

There is a word that describes most of my Mondays in the wound clinic: Sisyphean. You probably remember the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who was condemned by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill only to have it roll down again, a laborious task...

There is a word that describes...

03/11/2019

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Yearly Checkup: Is Your Wound Care Clinic Successful?

07/10/2009

Chris Morrison , MD;

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

Valerie Sullivan , PT, MS, CWS;

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, Founding Editorial Board Member of Today’s Wound Clinic, and President of Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates, Inc., Lake Worth, Fla., is the go to source for information regarding coding, coverage, and payment for the...

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS,...

07/10/2009

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The Challenges of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Clinical Practice

06/10/2010

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

The Challenges of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Clinical Practice This article is a joint effort by Dot and Caroline, bringing together perspectives from our combined (too many to confess) years of practice. We have brought our slightly...

The Challenges of Negative...

06/10/2010

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

Pressure Ulcer Vs. 'Injury'

06/13/2016

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently met in Chicago for the 2016 Staging Consensus Conference. In the days following the meeting, the organization announced it will, effective immediately, use “pressure injury” to...

The National Pressure Ulcer...

06/13/2016

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From the Editor

What My Experiences Have Taught Me About Meritless Malpractice Cases

10/05/2020

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

I vividly remember my first malpractice suit. In the 1980s there were no rules about how many hours resident physicians worked. Like most of my colleagues, I worked over 100 hours a week. It’s not surprising that after two years, I succumbed...

I vividly remember my first...

10/05/2020

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Quality Reporting

The Wound Care Clinician's Quality Reporting Survival Guide

03/18/2015

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Quality reporting is the first step in healthcare reform. Since quality measures will impact all aspects of patient care and reimbursement, understanding how they work is a matter of “survival.”

Quality reporting is the first...

03/18/2015

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From the Editor

The Non-Pressure Ulcer Episode-Based Cost Measure "Field Test" Began Feb. 1

02/05/2024

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

For years I have been explaining how the QPP could be the end of wound care practitioners. The entire QPP is designed around recognized medical specialties and since there is no recognized specialty for wound care, we are all in trouble.

For years I have been explaining...

02/05/2024

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