by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 28, 2022 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Fight the Good Fight
What type and quantity of clinical evidence is required by payers in formulating positive coverage policies for products and procedures? If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re not alone. As a board member of the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, I invite you to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 25, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Healthcare Payment Policy
Check out Dr David Charash’s guest editorial in Today’s Wound Clinic about his Medicare TPE (Targeted Probe and Educate) audit focused on hyperbaric oxygen therapy! –Caroline Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 21, 2022 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Fight the Good Fight
As a board member of the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, I invite you to our upcoming Wound Care Evidence Summit where we will explore the key question: What type and quantity of clinical evidence is required by payers in formulating positive coverage policies...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 18, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is holding its annual meeting May 22-26, 2022 at the Peppermill Resort and Casino in Reno, NV. What makes this meeting unique is that it will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Aerospace Medical...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Great opportunities to advance wound care knowledge, next week in Philadelphia! — Caroline Wound Week™ 2022 is an innovative, unparalleled educational opportunity that will feature superior content delivered by multidisciplinary faculty with true clinical...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 14, 2022 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Fight the Good Fight
The Wound Care Evidence Summit will take place May 19-20, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, MD. If you are involved in the field of wound care (e.g., Chief Medical Officers, researchers, Regulatory Affairs staff, Clinical Association representatives, manufacturers,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 8, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Shin Radiation Madness
What will it take to stop the madness of irradiating the shin of elderly people who have skin cancer? I have posted cases like this before and some of you have sent me others. This man had radiation for skin cancer a few years ago. The non-healing wound that the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 25, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight
Dr. David Charash is a longtime friend and colleague in the field of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He’s passionate about Diving Medicine and is producing a series of podcasts on Fitness In Diving. It’s the first ever podcast on the topic and will feature...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 21, 2022 | Healthcare Payment Policy
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First, the Good News CMS (the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has approved 9 wound-care and hyperbaric medicine relevant quality measures for the 2022 reporting year. The quality measures were developed...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 20, 2022 | COVID-19
I just ordered my 4 “free” COVID tests. It was easy. https://www.covidtests.gov/ –Caroline Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes through quality driven care. Please visit my blog...