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

From the Editor

06/12/2014

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

A report released by the CDC earlier this year estimated 42% of Americans would be obese by 2030. We will not need to worry about having patients to care for in our wound centers. We will need to worry about whether the healthcare system...

A report released by the CDC...

06/12/2014

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From the Editor

COVID Redux in the Wound Center

08/06/2021

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

There are battles on so many fronts. I just want to take care of patients with wounds, but it’s getting harder and harder to do that.

There are battles on so many...

08/06/2021

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The Changing Face of Wound Care: Measuring Quality

10/05/2012

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

The validity of the Mayan calendar, which predicts the end of the world this coming December, is certainly a questionable debate. However, had the Mayans originally set forth to try their hands at predicting the end of the wound care...

The validity of the Mayan...

10/05/2012

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Workflow Wonders

Documentation: The 30,000- Foot View

09/25/2009

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

Documentation is an intrinsic component of every patient encounter. The financial success of a facility depends upon the completeness of the process. The major factor affecting the quality of an organization’s data (and therefore its revenue...

Documentation is an intrinsic...

09/25/2009

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Letter from the Editor

My Christmas Wish List

12/06/2017

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

Each patient I am currently treating with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), plan to treat, or have recently treated is under some type of payment review, either by my Medicare Administrative Contractor (eg, prepayment review) or by a private...

Each patient I am currently...

12/06/2017

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Letter from the Editor

A Way to Save Wound Care

08/02/2019

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

Normally we would remove a physician with numbers like that from our provider network.” That’s what the chief medical officer of a clinically integrated network (CIN) said on this week’s monthly physician advisory board conference...

Normally we would remove a...

08/02/2019

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Measuring Quality

02/01/2009

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

Institute of Medicine Definition of Quality: The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.

Institute of Medicine Definition...

02/01/2009

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Diabetes Watch

Is HBOT Cost-Effective For Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

06/01/2009

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

It is estimated that Medicare spends $1.5 billion annually to treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).1 The debate continues on the cost effectiveness of immediate amputation in comparison with “conservative treatment” using a variety of...

It is estimated that Medicare...

06/01/2009

Podiatry Today

The Search For A Better View

12/06/2010

Eva M. Sevick-Muraca , PhD;

John C. Rasmussen , PhD;

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

Normal wound repair and tissue homeostasis depends upon an orchestrated balance between (i) the venous circulatory system that drains water and small proteins and (ii) the lymphatic circulatory system that additionally transports...

Normal wound repair and tissue...

12/06/2010

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Letter from the Editor

From The Editor

09/16/2016

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

"All Gaul is divided into three parts,” is the famous first line of Julius Caesar’s history of the Gallic wars. He then methodically describes the inhabitants of each region, analyzing the traits of each culture that made them either brave or...

"All Gaul is divided into three...

09/16/2016

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