What We Could Learn from our Cardiology Colleagues

No cardiologist’s salary is linked to inflated outcome data, and no cardiology program pretends that every patient gets well.

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“Research, Not Rebates!” How to Get Cellular Tissue Product Patient Referrals from SNF Directors of Nursing (DONs) & How to Pitch “Research” to Medicare Patients

I started to explain the ethical problems associated with all of this, but I should not have to explain it.

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Medicare’s Quality Payment Program vs. Wound Care Practitioners

Check out the complete article and message me with your questions.

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The Accountable Care Organizations are Watching…

If you are a big user of skin subs, particularly among patients who are participating in an ACO, the ACO knows you by name.

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Warning – Don’t Watch This Unless You Want to See How Stage 4 Pressure Ulcers Form From the Inside Out…

Don’t watch this video unless you want to have a different conversation about the origin of severe pressure ulcers.

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Get that Skin Substitute “Clawback Insurance!”

What worries me the most is that that the DOJ may get to decide whether a discount on a skin substitute was actually a kickback.

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Can Losing Weight Help Protect Obese People from Serious Infection?

If it turns out to be true, the next step in the process will be to identify the mechanism.

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My Thankfuls

I’ve talked before about my experience developing severe anemia from both iron and B12 deficiency. It happened so gradually that I was breathless just carrying on a conversation before I finally decided I needed medical attention! It’s embarrassing to admit this...

What a Patient Wishes Her Wound Care Doctor Knew About Home IV Therapy

This article is about the difficulty of getting outpatient IV antibiotics – and healthcare provider ignorance of avoidable costs. It’s a must read for every wound care practitioner. 

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How Do We Feel About Robin Hood Wound Care?

How do I feel about using the money that falls out of the Brinks van to fund unmet healthcare services? Truthfully, I feel uncomfortable.

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About Dr. Fife

Dr. Fife is a world-renowned wound care physician. She is the CMO of Intellicure, Inc., Exec. Director of the US Wound Registry & Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.

Report Honest Healing Rates

Report Honest Healing Rates

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.

Guide to the Lymphatic System

A series of articles to summarize more than two decades of work in lymphatic imaging. Click here to read more.

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