by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 14, 2019 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
I have gotten pretty good at diagnosing dog breed from the hair in patients’ wounds. I diagnosed Labrador in the first, and terrier in the second. This third one stumped me but it turns out it wasn’t my fault because she has a dog and a cat. Third patient...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 11, 2019 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
More fun with dog hair and wound care. For more, see my previous post on the topic. 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...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 9, 2019 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
FRIDAY, 1:30 PM: I decide to check the QPP website. My account is locked. On the phone approximately 37 minutes to get the Password reset. Monica is running this operation, and Jennifer is her backup. CMS has great customer service and they are REALLY NICE....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 4, 2019 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
The Physician Compare 30-day preview period ends next Monday, January 7, 2019 at 8 PM Eastern Time. If you haven’t previewed your data already, don’t miss your chance to preview your 2017 Quality Payment Program performance information before it is publicly reported...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 26, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
I was reflecting on my day in clinic yesterday in which there was an unusual amount of good news in terms of wounds improved or closed. Of course the patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation were desaturating and short of breath – but they did...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 20, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Quality Payment Program
In 2017, many wound care practitioners failed MIPS Quality Measures because the EHRs they paid good money for didn’t do their freaking job. In 2017, the US Wound Registry (USWR) reported Merit Based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) data on behalf of wound care...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 19, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
On Friday December 14, 2018 a federal judge ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare) was unconstitutional. The ruling came almost exactly 245 years after another famous American dispute over taxes. On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 17, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
I just read this incredible post by Michael Lynch, the CEO of Trinity Pharmaco-Solutions. While I have reservations that earlier use of a cellular product will be THE answer (given that nearly one third of the chronic wounds and ulcers are the “wounds with no name”...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 17, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Quality Payment Program
The 2018 Quality Payment Program Exception Application period ends on December 31, 2018 If you are a practitioner who is subject to the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), for the 2018 reporting year, there are two types of exceptions for which you might be...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 13, 2018 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Two of my patients have told me that during open enrollment (which just ended) they were told that traditional Medicare was no longer available and they had to choose a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan. I have advised several wound care patients to change from an MA plan...
