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Don't Miss This: Atrophie Blanche

Don't Miss This: Atrophie Blanche

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 29, 2017 | Don't Miss This, Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

This is atrophie blanche. Note the smooth ivory white plaque of skin with telangiectasias. It has other names, including lividoid vasculopathy. These areas often ulcerate. It is NOT vasculitis. It is usually excruciatingly painful. The majority of these lesions are...
Time for Transparent Standards in Quality Reporting

Time for Transparent Standards in Quality Reporting

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 27, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

A recent issue of JAMA contained a Viewpoint article by Pronovost and colleagues about the need for transparent standards in quality reporting by healthcare organizations:. I communicated with Pronovost to thank him for raising this issue. I’ve been troubled about...
Safe Thanksgiving Conversation Topics

Safe Thanksgiving Conversation Topics

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 20, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

I’ve noticed a lot of postings about what topics NOT to discuss at Thanksgiving. In an era of heightened sensitivity even about topics that used to seem safe (e.g. food), it may seem that there are no safe conversation topics left. A friend sent me this list of GOOD...
Skin Cancer Meets the Medicare "DIS-Advantage" Plan

Skin Cancer Meets the Medicare "DIS-Advantage" Plan

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 13, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

This woman had a stroke at home and was on the floor for 3 days before anyone found her, so I am treating the sacral and heel pressure ulcers which developed during that time. However, on her first visit I noticed was this pretty BIG skin cancer on her forehead. She...
Guest Post by Dr. Helen Gelly: A New Strategy for Targeted Probe & Educate Medical Review

Guest Post by Dr. Helen Gelly: A New Strategy for Targeted Probe & Educate Medical Review

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 7, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

We have a special treat for you today – a guest post by the esteemed Dr. Helen Gelly, CEO of HyperbaRXS in Atlanta, GA. In the exclusive article below, she crystallizes a lot of the issues surrounding Targeted Review and Education (TPE). Enjoy, it’s a...
Buyer Beware: Low-Budget Tummy Tucks in the Caribbean

Buyer Beware: Low-Budget Tummy Tucks in the Caribbean

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 2, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

This patient had a “tummy tuck” done in the Caribbean where she said about 20 lbs of fat was removed from her abdomen. On the flight home she developed acute abdominal pain and respiratory distress, requiring the plane to make an emergency landing in a...
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