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

Letter from the Editor
11/07/2017
Lately, I have been thinking about some of the observations that Alexis de Tocqueville made in the mid-1800s regarding the still very young experiment in democracy known as the United States of America. A French diplomat, political scientist,...
Lately, I have been thinking about some of the observations that Alexis de Tocqueville made in the mid-1800s regarding the still very young experiment in democracy known as the United States of America. A French diplomat, political scientist,...
Lately, I have been thinking...
11/07/2017
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From the Editor
06/07/2019
A 2018 Navigant report1 found that two-thirds of health systems saw operating income decline between fiscal year (FY) 2015 and FY 2017. Among those hospitals experiencing a decline in operating earnings, the average drop was a staggering 44%....
A 2018 Navigant report1 found that two-thirds of health systems saw operating income decline between fiscal year (FY) 2015 and FY 2017. Among those hospitals experiencing a decline in operating earnings, the average drop was a staggering 44%....
A 2018 Navigant report1 found...
06/07/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
04/30/2009
  “Medical technology” refers to the diagnostic or therapeutic application of technology to improve health conditions. While all sorts of pharmacological or biological devices are included under the rubric of “medical technology,” our entire...
  “Medical technology” refers to the diagnostic or therapeutic application of technology to improve health conditions. While all sorts of pharmacological or biological devices are included under the rubric of “medical technology,” our entire...
  “Medical technology” refers to...
04/30/2009
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Diabetes Watch
05/03/2003
Last month, Medicare began reimbursing for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment as an adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot ulcers. After an exhaustive review of the literature, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) concluded that “HBO...
Last month, Medicare began reimbursing for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment as an adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot ulcers. After an exhaustive review of the literature, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) concluded that “HBO...
Last month, Medicare began...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
08/12/2010
  Some months ago a 30-year-old white male came to see me with a non-healing injury to the great toe. He had been followed for a year at another wound center in my city, using a variety of topical products. He had a 20-year history of smoking...
  Some months ago a 30-year-old white male came to see me with a non-healing injury to the great toe. He had been followed for a year at another wound center in my city, using a variety of topical products. He had a 20-year history of smoking...
  Some months ago a 30-year-old...
08/12/2010
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Letter from the Editor
07/11/2016
By noon on Monday, June 27, I felt like I had passed a kidney stone because that’s when I finally submitted my nine-page comment letter on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Writing a comment letter on MACRA...
By noon on Monday, June 27, I felt like I had passed a kidney stone because that’s when I finally submitted my nine-page comment letter on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Writing a comment letter on MACRA...
By noon on Monday, June 27, I...
07/11/2016
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Letter from the Editor
02/07/2017
I recently reread the book Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson. It’s an allegorical tale about response to change and illustrates the way people’s attitudes can determine whether they succeed or fail when faced with changes that impact...
I recently reread the book Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson. It’s an allegorical tale about response to change and illustrates the way people’s attitudes can determine whether they succeed or fail when faced with changes that impact...
I recently reread the book Who...
02/07/2017
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Interview
04/16/2015
Today’s Wound Clinic clinical editor Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM, speaks with author D. Scott Covington, MD, FACS, CHWS, about the future of wound clinics and the industry.
Today’s Wound Clinic clinical editor Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM, speaks with author D. Scott Covington, MD, FACS, CHWS, about the future of wound clinics and the industry.
Today’s Wound Clinic clinical...
04/16/2015
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
03/13/2024
Whether we will be able to survive as wound care practitioners will, at least in part, depend on having quality measures that are relevant to what we actually do.
Whether we will be able to survive as wound care practitioners will, at least in part, depend on having quality measures that are relevant to what we actually do.
Whether we will be able to...
03/13/2024
Today's Wound Clinic
09/20/2014
Wound care providers, not EHR vendors, are responsible for safeguarding protected health information under HIPAA and HITECH. Review the compliance regulations today.
Wound care providers, not EHR vendors, are responsible for safeguarding protected health information under HIPAA and HITECH. Review the compliance regulations today.
Wound care providers, not EHR...
09/20/2014
Today's Wound Clinic