by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 22, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care
Here’s a patient I’ve talked to extensively about nutrition. In fact, that’s about the only intervention I’ve provided and she’s nearly healed her wounds. It might be time for us to think about “food as...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | May 7, 2015 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality
Last week I saw a young man with terrible pressure ulcers who is just wasting away. He simply can’t eat enough to keep up with his nutritional needs. I gave him a case of nutritional supplements that I had. I am excited about the nutritional quality measure that...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 27, 2015 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality
Every Monday in April I have been talking about the annual National Quality Forum meeting, healthcare reform and what I think it means to wound care professionals. Why is CMS driving so hard in the direction of quality measurement? The measures CMS really wants to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 30, 2015 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Quality Payment Program, US Wound Registry
I had given up on ever getting any wound care quality measures into PQRS. CMS wouldn’t consider measures without NQF endorsement, the NQF didn’t consider measures that were not in their specific categories (priorities that they get FROM CMS which also funds the work...
