by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 24, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Quiz / Survey
The results are in! Assuming the proposed Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) are implemented as currently written, in which of the following would NOT be covered by Medicare in a DFU or VLU? A) A CTP applied over necrotic material B) A CTP applied over fat, muscle,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 24, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
A retrospective cohort study just published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism investigated the independent contributions of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction and weight loss to clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated with antidiabetic...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 23, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
The Lancet standing commission on dementia just published: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. (It’s available for free but you have to create an account.) It’s an article on the preventability of...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 18, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Quiz / Survey
Create your own user feedback survey 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 at CarolineFifeMD.com and my Youtube channel...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 17, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
I admit to feeling especially awkward when I blog about areas outside of my expertise. Not only is iron deficiency outside of my expertise, but iron metabolism has got to the one of the most ridiculously complicated systems in the human body. I am just a Family...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 14, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Pressure Cooker: Rethinking Pressure Ulcers
I had a fantastic time in San Diego at the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, speaking with my friend Monica Chadwick. Our presentation was called, “The X Factor: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer/Deep Tissue Malpractice Claims.” We...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 11, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
A brief report was recently published in JAMA Cardiology about the estimated benefits of a drug called Finerenone (nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist) in heart failure (HF). I read the cardiology literature because as a field, they understand a lot...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 8, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Healthcare Payment Policy
Medicare’s Quality Payment Program vs. Wound Care Practitioners | Today’s Wound Clinic Today’s Wound Clinic just posted an article I wrote about everyone’s favorite topic, MIPS! Here’s a table with the MIPS quality measures that might be reportable by most wound...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 1, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight
An abstract presented in Madrid at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) suggests that when obese people lose weight, they may be less likely to develop a serious infection. That is particularly true for individuals with...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 25, 2024 | Fight the Good Fight, Miscellaneous Musings
I’ve talked before about my experience developing severe anemia from both iron and B12 deficiency. It happened so gradually that I was breathless just carrying on a conversation before I finally decided I needed medical attention! It’s embarrassing to admit this...
