by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 29, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
I thought I would wind up 2017 with something that I hope will be a useful tool in 2018. Dr. Jane Armor at the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri spearheaded the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP). The goal was a systematic review of all the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 15, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Quality Payment Program
It has taken a decade. In 2008 I put together a program called “Pressure Ulcers and the Law” which I patterned after the programs on birth injuries and the law that changed the way cerebral palsy cases were handled. It was demonstrated that most cases of CP happen...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 11, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
On Thursday, Dec. 7th 2017, the FDA issued draft guidance explaining which clinical decision support (CDS) tools won’t be considered devices (and thus will NOT require FDA clearance). This is part of the homework that the FDA needed to do to adhere to the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 8, 2017 | Don't Miss This, Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
The photo above is a pretty classic case of vasculitis, with palpable purpura, and these lesions HURT. The patient is a young healthy school teacher and we never found the cause. This is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis, too. This patient, who has a lot of medical...
