About Dr. Fife
Dr. Fife is a world-renowned wound care physician. She is the CMO of Intellicure, Inc., Exec. Director of the US Wound Registry & Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.
Report Honest Healing Rates
It’s time for Wound Care physicians and providers to stand up for truly honest outcomes and transparent quality reporting. If we don’t we may see our entire profession wiped out. Click here to read more.
Guide to the Lymphatic System
A series of articles to summarize more than two decades of work in lymphatic imaging. Click here to read more.
Latest Posts
Proposed LCDs Would Cover Only 15 Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs), Leaving All Others “Non-Covered”
Wegovy Approved by the FDA to Lower the Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack in Obese NON Diabetics
BREAKING NEWS! 8 MACs Release Draft LCDs for Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / Skin Subs (Yes, There is an Annual Limit)
Musing About Misphonia and Gum Chewing With Your Mouth Open
CMS Starts a Prior Authorization on Vein Ablation Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
CMS Data Demonstrates a Cost and Clinical Advantage for Hyperbaric Oxygen for Radiation – Read it Ahead of Print in UHM!
Price & Size Limits to Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) Use in the HOPD vs the Office (This is All So Messed Up)
United Healthcare Updates its Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes Policy Detailing Coverage for Epifix and Grafix® (and Listing the Products They Won’t Cover)
An Offer You Can’t Refuse? “A 4×4 Would Generate a Little Over $20,000 for Your Practice.”
Pricing Trends in Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / Skin Substitutes / CAMPs – and Why Publishing the ASP is Not Helping
Algorithm for Selection a “CAMP”: Ideal vs. Real
It’s Finally Happened – CMS Has Issued Instructions on How to Bill a Claim for $99,999,999,99
Recognizing & Treating Lipedema – a Podcast with Dr. Karen Herbst
It’s Happened – a Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute That is >$2,800 per cm2
Quick Guide to Reviewing Your Medicare Field Test Report
More Trouble with Field Testing…
Thoughts on Turning 65, Living a Life of Meaning, and How Good Things Can Come from Tragedy
24 Days Until the Close of the 2023 MIPS Data Submission Period
Satisfying the MIPS Falls Risk Assessment – Check Out This Article in Today’s Wound Clinic!
Attention All Wound Care Practitioners – If You Want to Stay in Practice, Download Your Field Test Report Before March 14
Check Out This “Connecting the Dots” Podcast About Pressure Injury/Ulcers
Medicare Audits on Pneumatic Compression & Surgical Dressings – “It’s About the Documentation…”
Check Out My “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Field Test Report! (and download your own!)
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Medicare Physician Payment (from the AMA)
RNs Performing Skin & Subcutaneous Debridements on Hospital Inpatients?
8 Traits That Make Great Doctors
Federal Register Correction Notice Explains the Error That Caused CMS to Miscalculate the HBOT Facility Fee
The opinions, comments, and content expressed or implied in my statements are solely my own and do not necessarily reflect the position or views of Intellicure or any of the boards on which I serve.