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

From the Editor

New Clinical Trial Brings Hope at Last for Patients With Pyoderma Gangrenosum

09/01/2022

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

It’s a good bet if you see patients with non-healing wounds, you have at least one and maybe several who have pyoderma gangrenosum.

It’s a good bet if you see...

09/01/2022

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HIPAA and HITECH in 2013: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

09/13/2013

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

Kevin W. Yankowsky , JD;

Let’s begin with the cautionary tale of Dr. Alexandra Thran, an emergency room physician who was fired from her job while working in Rhode Island (and reprimanded for unprofessional conduct by the state medical board) for posting...

Let’s begin with the...

09/13/2013

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Letter from the Editor

From the Editor: A Look at Diabetes Management

03/14/2013

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

As I think about the national epidemic of diabetes and my own struggles in caring for these patients, I’m convinced this is an example of the emerging theory of “simplexity” — a concept that considers a potential relationship between...

As I think about the national...

03/14/2013

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Special Report

Wound Center Without Walls: The New Model of Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

07/01/2020

Marcia I. Nusgart , RPh;

Richard Neville , MD;

Stephanie L. Woelfel-Dyess , PT, MPT, CWS, FACCWS, DPT;

Julio R. Garcia ;

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

John Capotorto ;

Karen Ravitz , JD;

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

William Marston ;

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

Geoffrey C. Gurtner , MD, FACS;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

The Wound Center Without Walls is a strategy to untether wound care from a physical location and aggressively triage and provide care to patients with wounds across the spectrum of the health system utilizing technology and community-centered...

The Wound Center Without Walls...

07/01/2020

Wounds

From the Editor

Making the 'Right Thing' the 'Easy Thing' in Wound Care

04/04/2018

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

Have you ever heard of a surgeon offering a warranty on a procedure? I can hardly get a warranty on a home appliance repair. A warranty is not the legal term for what Geisinger offers patients after a hip replacement, but that is effectively...

Have you ever heard of a surgeon...

04/04/2018

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The Debridement Dilemma

09/25/2009

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

A chance to cut is a chance to cure. — Medical proverb Non-viable (necrotic) material within a chronic wound has been shown to inhibit the development of vascular tissue (granulation) and the formation of skin (epithelialization)....

A chance to cut is a chance to...

09/25/2009

Today's Wound Clinic

From the Editor

How Wound Care May Change, for Better and Worse, in 2020

01/09/2020

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

A lot changed for me in 2019. I became a widow, sold the house we lived in for 29 years, moved into a rented townhouse, got my daughter off to college and my son off to graduate school. Thankfully, even the most difficult life changes have at...

A lot changed for me in 2019. I...

01/09/2020

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Dressed for Success: What Clinicians Need to Know about Ordering Wound Dressings

10/06/2011

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

Vonda Wall , MBA;

Over the years we have seen many sad illustrations of what happens when patients don’t have proper wound dressings. We have all seen patients arrive with dressings made from paper towels, cleaning rags, saran wrap or underwear. Sadly, in...

Over the years we have seen...

10/06/2011

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Letter from the Editor

From The Editor

12/13/2016

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

My Dad’s definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car. A new Quality Payment Program (QPP) for practitioners takes effect this January, and I have mixed emotions about it. The final rule...

My Dad’s definition of “mixed...

12/13/2016

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Letter from the Editor

Good News for HBOT

05/02/2017

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

There is big news for wound care and hyperbaric medicine professionals and, for once, the news is good. The Benchmarks for Measures Included in the Performance Year 2016 Quality and Resource Use Reports document is now available from the...

There is big news for wound care...

05/02/2017

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