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Predicting Ideal Wounds for HBOT

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 30, 2016 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

The Hyperbaric oxygen therapy prior authorization project has been in effect a little more than a year and CMS is in the process of reviewing its impact to prepare an interim report. As the Medicare coffers dwindle, we have to ask ourselves how we can best utilize...

Ask the Physician Friday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 16, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Good morning and Happy Friday! Friday’s on the blog are reserved for “Ask the Physician Friday.” If you have any questions for me please feel free to leave them in the comments below, ask on Twitter (@carolinefifemd), or on Facebook (@Woodlands Wound Physicians). I...

What is it Wednesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 24, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Welcome to “what is it Wednesdays” in June. What is wrong with the abdominal pannus of this morbidly obese patient? He’s actually got venous stasis of the pannus with secondary lymphedema. Note the fibromas. How are we going to handle the epidemic of morbid obesity in...

Straight Talk Tuesday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 23, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Tuesdays in the month of June, I’m offering some straight talk about a few of the MANY ways in which payment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy is going to change and FAST.  Another issue is that of decreased payment of Physician Supervision for HBOT. The American Medical...

Ask the Physician Friday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 19, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Good morning and Happy Friday! Friday’s on the blog are reserved for “Ask the Physician Friday.” If you have any questions for me please feel free to leave them in the comments below, ask on Twitter (@carolinefifemd), or on Facebook (Woodlands Wound...

Ask the Physician Friday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 12, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Good morning and Happy Friday! Friday’s on the blog are reserved for “Ask the Physician Friday.” If you have any questions for me please feel free to leave them in the comments below, ask on Twitter (@carolinefifemd), or on Facebook (Woodlands Wound...

Ask the Physician Friday

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 5, 2015 | Fight the Good Fight, Health Information Technology and Wound Care

Good morning and Happy Friday! Friday’s on the blog are reserved for “Ask the Physician Friday.” If you have any questions for me please feel free to leave them in the comments below, ask on Twitter (@carolinefifemd), or on Facebook (Woodlands Wound...
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