by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 11, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight
Most clinicians who care for seriously ill patients know instinctively that deep tissue injuries and severe pressure ulcers form from the inside to the outside. They have watched it happen. In fact, I have posted many videos of this process on my blog (see links...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 22, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
Nearly every week I see another initiative focused on clinician burnout and depression, and the holiday season is often a particularly difficult time. However, I’ve started to wonder if the reason we struggle emotionally is not because we have too many problems, but...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 21, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Tales of the Medicare Disadvantaged, The Patient's Voice
I haven’t been able to get this patient off my mind. He’s a kind and likable man who was active in his church and living independently, despite an above-knee amputation on one side and chronic lymphedema of the other leg. He had made a living as a truck driver until...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 20, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
My daughter, Laura Moore, just graduated from Colorado State at 31. I am posting this to encourage all the parents whose children are following a non-traditional path in life. Laura gave the student response at her graduation and she briefly mentioned her struggle...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 12, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight
I am not a dermatologist and don’t pretend to be one. But, I have seen more pyoderma grangrenosum (PG) than most dermatologists – and so has every wound care practitioner who is paying attention. We all know that biopsies are practically useless, but it is astounding...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 2, 2022 | Healthcare Payment Policy
Check out this article by Marcia Nusgart in Today’s Wound Clinic: 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Wound Care Wins, Challenges, and Opportunities! Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 15, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight
Check out this amazing new column in Today’s Wound Clinic called “How I Treat….”! The first article is about a unique approach to treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Dr. James Stillerman. Jim has an innovative approach to this horrible, refractory condition...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 9, 2022 | Guide to the Lymphatic System
Introduction In 1990, I started a Wound Center at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Houston Medical Center while working on the faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Not long after the doors opened, I began receiving phone calls from...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 8, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight
Is there a topic that you really want to write an article about for a non-peer reviewed journal? I have been the clinical editor for Today’s Wound Clinic for many years. Even though I have had a career in academics, I think the role of TWC is very important. Peer...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 4, 2022 | Cellular / Tissue-Based Products, Healthcare Payment Policy
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the 2023 Physician Fee schedule CMS IS NOT finalizing the payment approach outlined in the proposed rule in which they proposed to make Cellular and/or tissue-based products (CPTs) part...
