About Dr. Fife
Dr. Fife is a world-renowned wound care physician. She is the Director of the Wound Care Center at CHI St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital, CMO of Intellicure, Inc., Exec. Director of the US Wound Registry & Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.
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It’s time for Wound Care physicians and providers to stand up for truly honest outcomes and transparent quality reporting. If we don’t we may see our entire profession wiped out. Click here to read more.
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Join Me December 2nd for Virtual Wound Rounds with Frank Aviles
Register today!
WATCH THIS: Trends in Wound Care Audits & Denials, with Dr. Caroline Fife and Dr. Helen Gelly
Last week I enjoyed a relaxed, unscripted conversation with Dr. Helen Gelly about trends in wound care audits and charge denials, with a live audience Q&A.
The Unlikely Hero of Thanksgiving, and True Stories You Can’t Make Up
If this is a difficult Thanksgiving for you, hang in there. You are here for a purpose.
Late Night Musings on the Term “Skin Failure” and Other Euphemisms
I am strongly opposed to the term “skin failure” for pressure injuries/ulcers that form in hemodynamically unstable patients.
Another New Case for “Stop the Madness of Shin Radiation”
If you have a case like this, feel free to send it to me and I will post it (no patient identifying information please).
A New Case for “Stop the Madness of Shin Radiation”
If you have a case like this, feel free to send it to me and I will post it (no patient identifying information please).
Join Dr. Helen Gelly & Me on Friday, November 19th for an Interactive Webinar: Trends in Wound Care Audits & Denials
We’ll discuss charge denial and audit trends affecting wound practices across the nation and how to combat those trends.
Angiosome Concept in “Inside-Out” Pressure Injury Development
It is possible that not all pressure injuries are caused by unrelieved pressure. The angiosome concept provides an additional explanation of “inside-out” pressure injury development.
Join Me November 4, 2021 for a Webinar on Immunonutrition & Wounds
Please join me on November 4, 2021 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET for a webinar entitled “Immunonutrition and Wounds.”
Check out Knicole Manuel’s Article on TPE and Prepay Audits
While the purpose of TPE is supposed to be for the MAC to “educate” us on things we need to do better to bill properly, all of the audits I know of in wound care or HBOT required the physicians to educate the auditor.
Joy from Within
It’s not our circumstances that determine whether we are happy or sad – it’s our attitude.
The Beauty That Still Remains
When we can’t change our circumstances – we can change how we THINK about them.
The “Thankful” Bulletin Board
I am thankful to be in the field of wound care, which is endlessly interesting and full of opportunities to ease suffering.
Everything You Wanted to Know About COVID Testing
I had to get a COVID test to go to an in-person meeting and it’s obvious that the testing requirements for travel, meetings, etc. are a confused quagmire.
A Patient’s Perspective on Choosing a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
Here’s a new post from our Patient Correspondent, Patricia Han, RN, about Medicare Drug Plans. She’s a retired nurse with many chronic health problems who used to be employed by a payer. I always learn something that a doctor ought to know from her real world examples...
When is a Pressure Injury of the Foot NOT a Pressure Injury? When It’s an Infarction of an Angiosome.
This is the left foot of a 34-year-old African American woman who spent 21 days in the intensive care unit, hypotensive from sepsis and on vasopressors with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC).
Help Stop the Madness of Shin Radiation
If you have shin radiation wound cases you have treated (successfully or not), tell me your story and I will post them.
The Many Faces of Pyoderma Gangrenosum – This is Not a Pressure Injury
An adult patient with severe cerebral palsy developed several pressure ulcers after hospital admission for pneumonia.
The Many Faces of Pyoderma Grangrenosum – a Leg Ulcer Present for a Year
My purpose is not to discuss the challenges of treating Pyoderma Grangrenosum, but to show some of its many faces.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Pyoderma Gangrenosum
I am going to post a series of patients with confirmed or presumed pyoderma gangrenosum, most of who’s biopsy findings did not confirm the diagnosis. However, their response to a trial of prednisone was dramatic and the wounds closed with prednisone (or in some cases,...
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) Hiding in Plain Sight
The most important thing I can say is do not trust a negative biopsy.
Please Stop the Madness of Radiation to the Shin
Please, if you are a patient with a bad skin cancer on the shin and have been recommended to have radiation instead of surgery, get a second opinion.
What the Heck is That Thing? Massive Localized Lymphedema Talk Now Available
Thank you Lymphapress for asking me to contribute to this fantastic resource for both patients and clinicians.
Keeping Quality Measures for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
I need at least 20 advanced practitioners to take this survey to have a chance of keeping quality measures around in wound care and hyperbaric medicine.
We Could All Use a Happy Ending – My Patient Talks About How Her Life Was Saved by DNA Testing
When it comes to diagnosing a mysterious disease, next-generation DNA sequencing is better than an episode of “House.”
The Neuropathy Song – by Dr. Monique Abner. Happy Monday!
If you had a hard time getting up to face the day – here’s an attitude adjustment from the inspiring and lovely Dr. Abner.
How to Do the Right Thing for Haiti
If you are moved to donate money in the face of these tragedies, I’d like to recommend a reliable non-profit.
