by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 29, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Miscellaneous Musings, The Patient's Voice
Wang and colleagues recently published an article in JAMA Dermatology about primary cutaneous cryptococcus. The article is not available open access, so we can’t look at the photos of the case. However, in 2012, Dr. Adelaide Hebert and I published a case report of...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 28, 2024 | Miscellaneous Musings
This Medscape article caught my eye thanks to its attention grabbing title: ‘Blood Everywhere’: Nurses Control Intense In-Flight Crisis. It’s a well-written account of an in-flight emergency in which the writer, a nurse, saves the day. She describes the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 26, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Healthcare Payment Policy
Noridian, besides being the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Medicare benefits within a specific area of the country, also handles Durable Medical Equipment (DME) benefits for Jurisdiction D. As a DME MAC, Noridian recently issued an “update” on the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 23, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitute Arrests, Skin Perfusion Pressure (SPP), The Patient's Voice
Last week I gave a talk at the Amputation Prevention Symposium entitled, “Elevate the CLI Patient’s Voice: Why it is so Important to do the Right Thing?” I have to confess that when the meeting organizers first asked me to explain why it’s important to do the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 21, 2024 | Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
About six months ago I spent two days with some of my favorite people doing real time lymphatic imaging. The results have now been published as Case Report: The effect of automated manual lymphatic drainage therapy on lymphatic contractility in 4 distinct cases....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 19, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
An article published in JAMA discusses the results of a survey to understand the “acceptability” of hospital-at-home care and the “potential capacity for caregiver burden.” Hospital at home provides hospital-level care for patients “with low to moderate acuity in the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 16, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Pyoderma Gangrenosum
I have a special interest in Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) because once I learned the clinical characteristics, I realized that PG is incredibly common in wound center patients –although sadly, it is uncommonly diagnosed. These patients suffer terribly because they get...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 15, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Quiz / Survey
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote! The correct answer was also the least popular — C) $500,000 per month Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes through quality driven care....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 14, 2024 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, CTP / Skin Substitute Arrests, CTP / Skin Substitutes
Susan Paquette, the VP of the Wound division of SmartTRAK, recently posted an article on that company’s blog about the Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / skin substitute industry. SmartTRAK provides market intelligence on industry trends and has been closely watching the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 12, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Robert Goldman at the Memorial Hermann Wound Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, so I know what a caring and careful practitioner he is. He has developed a pressure sensor that meets the huge...
