by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Healthcare Payment Policy
As a result of the pandemic, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has invoked its Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy (click the link to download the PDF) and is allowing participants in the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 11, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Our Covid Diaries author mentioned a video created by an ICU nurse as a tribute to the healthcare workers. We got permission to share the link with you: Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 10, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, COVID-19 Diaries
It’s hard to believe that our collective national journey with COVID-19 began only about 9 months ago. In March, I got an informal email from a close friend who is an intensive care and hyperbaric medicine physician. It was so moving that I thought, “Everyone...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
Dr. Marissa Carter has posted a new blog about the latest COVID-19 news, including a vaccine update. Vaccines It’s been an interesting week! First, there have been a number of reports that both the Russians and Chinese have started vaccination programs in their own...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Undaunted Spirit Award
I’ve talked about my inspirational patient, Morgan McCoy, who is my antidote to the COVID Blues. Morgan, her parents, her orthopedic surgeon (Dr. Kyle Dickson) and I recently participated in Virtual Wound Rounds with Frank Aviles. If you are involved in wound...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 24, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
If you missed the live stream Webinar on the use of HBOT for COVID-19, you can watch the recorded session and receive CME credit. See the information from the UHMS. –Caroline Evidence Review for HBO2 Treatment of Covid-19 Webinar now available for CME/CEU Credit...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Fight the Good Fight
The theme of the August issue of Today’s Wound Clinic is “Multidisciplinary Care.” I decided to interview my amazing staff (pictured holding the hospital award for the clinic coming back the strongest since the pandemic, from left to right: Tara Stone, Debi...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 14, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT
Last week, the Senate passed a bill that expands Veteran’s Administration (VA) research into Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). The bill requires the VA to study and report on the effectiveness of HBOT in partnership with private organizations. Since oxygen is not made...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 13, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM) have endorsed an updated position statement on the use of HBO2 for COVID-19 pneumonia (follow this link for the full statement). It’s long statement but worth...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 11, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The results of a prospective study of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for COVID-19 respiratory distress are available ahead of print in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. Gorenstein and colleagues treated 20 COVID-19 patients with HBOT and used propensity-matched...
