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

Letter from the Editor

11/07/2017

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

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

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

My Tribute to Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

10/05/2017

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

The marching orders that I had received from my fellow editorial board member Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, prior to our post-conference seminar some years ago were, well, completely indicative of her meticulous approach to education. “What I’d...

The marching orders that I had...

10/05/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

From the Editor

09/06/2017

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

Come October, our industry should have early access to a study that I hope will change the national conversation about wound care.

Come October, our industry...

09/06/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

Wound Care is the Data Underdog

08/08/2017

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

I am re-reading the book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell because, as an underdog, the field of wound care must develop a strategy to survive healthcare reform. We do not have the...

I am re-reading the book David...

08/08/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

QPP

Keeping ‘Skin In The Game’ for the Quality Payment Program

06/08/2017

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

The future of CTP utilization in wound clinics could hinge on the development of CTP outcome measures and quality reporting practices of today’s clinicians.

The future of CTP utilization in...

06/08/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

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

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

From the Editor

03/31/2017

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

When was the last time that you received a handwritten note in the mail with an actual stamp on it? I got one recently from Suha Sreeram, MD. Inside a beautiful card she had sent to me was an even more beautifully written note, thanking me...

When was the last time that you...

03/31/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

QPP

Thoughts From the Eye of the Healthcare Storm Part 2: The Wound Care Clinician’s Road Map to MACRA & MIPS

03/08/2017

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

This article provides direction for wound clinic providers who may need help finding their way through today’s new reimbursement and payment rules.

This article provides direction...

03/08/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

MACRA

Thoughts from the Eye of the Healthcare Storm Part 1: The HOPD’s Role in Reporting Quality Measures

03/07/2017

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

Many wound care practitioners may not realize it, but we are currently sitting in the “eye of a healthcare storm” due to the impact of quality payment programs, MACRA, and MIPS.

Many wound care practitioners...

03/07/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

Has Wound Care Lost its 'Cheese'?

02/07/2017

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

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

Today's Wound Clinic