by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 24, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Last week on Friday January 20th, Novitas posted a new draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for wound care. If you are involved in wound care, you need to read this in its entirety. However, here is one small excerpt of the many documentation requirements to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 24, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
I have provided a link to the AAWC newsletter and the excellent article by AAWC President Greg Bohn discussing the NPUAP’s change in terminology (pressure “injuries” rather than pressure ulcers). Within the article you will find the AAWC...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 24, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Today’s Wound Clinic (TWC) is proud to announce the addition of seven new members to its editorial advisory board. The following appointments are effective as of Jan. 1. Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT Shaun Carpenter, MD, FAPWCA, CWSP Kara S. Couch, MS,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 23, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Like clockwork, the 2017 OIG Work Plan has been released. Once again, wound care in a variety of settings appears on the OIG Work Plan. Hospital outpatient wound care departments are included on this year’s OIG Work Plan and should pay serious attention to the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 13, 2017 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Great article by Helen Gelly, MD, FUHM, FACCWS, UHM/ABPM in the latest edition of Today’s Wound Clinic. Caroline Fife, MD Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 28, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Congratulations AAWC Robert A. Warriner III, MD Memorial Award Winners: Marrisa J. Carter PhD. Robert J. Snyder, DPM, MSc, CWS The Robert A. Warriner III, MD Memorial Award has been bestowed through a nomination process by the AAWC Board of Directors. For 2016, two...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 28, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Quality Payment Program
From The Editor Tue, 12/13/16 – 16:02 Login to Download PDF version Issue Number: Volume 10 Issue 12 – December 2016 Author(s): Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM My Dad’s definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 30, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Here are my latest editorials from Today’s Wound Clinic (in case you missed them): October 2016 – http://www.todayswoundclinic.com/articles/editor-coming-december-santas-naughty-nice-list-eligible-providers November 2016 –...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 1, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Pressure Cooker: Rethinking Pressure Ulcers
I’ve included a link to the document from the AAWC Board of Directors, offering their Position Statement on the Proposed NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Staging System. Click the logo for the attachment: Here are my other blog posts re: NPUAP on Pressure Ulcer Staging...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 18, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Quality Payment Program
This December, two months from now, all the 2015 quality data reported by any eligible provider (collected by any mechanism) will be made public by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). If you are a hyperbaric medicine or wound care practitioner who...
