
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
Medicare Audits on Pneumatic Compression & Surgical Dressings – “It’s About the Documentation…”
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Medicare Physician Payment (from the AMA)
8 Traits That Make Great Doctors
World Leprosy Day and Thoughts About the Gift of Pain
Here are the Specific Questions That CMS is Asking Regarding the Development of the “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Cost Measure
On Feb 1st, CMS Started Testing the “Non Pressure Ulcers Episode-Based Cost Measure.” What the Heck is That, and Why Should You Care?
UPCOMING EVENT JANUARY 30, 2024 – Preventing Diabetes-Related Amputations: Missed Opportunities in the Patient Care Journey
MicroGenDx Podcast About Using DNA Assay Technology in Chronic Wounds – Released on YouTube & Spotify
Reaction: Why Hospital Cost Reporting is a Mess
Trends in Physician Supervision of HBOT – Paper Available Ahead of Print (and Why it Matters)
How Can We Tackle the Connection Between Chronic Wounds and Obesity? Is Direct-to-Consumer Obesity Medication the Answer?
BIG NEWS! CMS Approves Wound-Relevant Quality Measures for 2024 MIPS Through the US Wound Registry!
Just in Time for Christmas! The 2024 CMS HOPD G0277 Error Rate Has Been Corrected!!! Guest Post from John Peters
CMS Posts Public Comments Including Those Submitted Regarding the Proposed HBOT Payment Reduction
Check Out My “Non-Pressure Ulcer” Field Test Report! (and download your own!)
RNs Performing Skin & Subcutaneous Debridements on Hospital Inpatients?
Federal Register Correction Notice Explains the Error That Caused CMS to Miscalculate the HBOT Facility Fee
We Need to Talk About the Implications of the “Lymphedema Treatment Act” with Regard to DME Orders
Crowdsourcing Advice on the Wound Care Taxonomy Code for Nursing Providers: 163WW0000X
The Deadline to Submit MIPS Data for 2023 is April 1 at 6 pm EST to Avoid up to a 9% Penalty on Medicare Revenue
Musings By a Soon-to-Be Medicare Beneficiary
The January 1st Physician Pay Cut & Unintended Consequences
The Power of Edema Management to Heal Even Non-Venous Ulcers
2024 QCDRs & Qualified Registries Qualified Postings are Now Available
2024 QCDRs & Qualified Registries Qualified Postings are Now Available
Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Healthcare – and Some Thoughts About Cellular Tissue Products (CTP’s) / Skin Substitutes
Knicole Emanuel Presents Webinar January 25, 2024 on the RATS STATS Software
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.