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Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

From the Editor
Tugboats, Radios, & Our Professional Obligation to Registries
06/05/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Chicago, IL — Ernest A. Codman, MD, FACS, became a surgeon at the turn of the 20th century and spent his life on a crusade to reform surgical practice and medical care. A graduate of Harvard Medical School (class of 1895), he would go on to...
Chicago, IL — Ernest A. Codman, MD, FACS, became a surgeon at the turn of the 20th century and spent his life on a crusade to reform surgical practice and medical care. A graduate of Harvard Medical School (class of 1895), he would go on to...
Chicago, IL — Ernest A. Codman,...
06/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham
05/08/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
My new hobby is taking pictures of used dressings. Based on my observations, it seems like it is more difficult to control wound bioburden today. Is it just my imagination, or is the drainage from chronic wounds more and more resembling...
My new hobby is taking pictures of used dressings. Based on my observations, it seems like it is more difficult to control wound bioburden today. Is it just my imagination, or is the drainage from chronic wounds more and more resembling...
My new hobby is taking pictures...
05/08/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
Making the 'Right Thing' the 'Easy Thing' in Wound Care
04/04/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Have you ever heard of a surgeon offering a warranty on a procedure? I can hardly get a warranty on a home appliance repair. A warranty is not the legal term for what Geisinger offers patients after a hip replacement, but that is effectively...
Have you ever heard of a surgeon offering a warranty on a procedure? I can hardly get a warranty on a home appliance repair. A warranty is not the legal term for what Geisinger offers patients after a hip replacement, but that is effectively...
Have you ever heard of a surgeon...
04/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Feature
How Should Outpatient Wound Clinics Honestly Measure Success?
04/04/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
How we evaluate ourselves today will impact whether patients can see us tomorrow. 
How we evaluate ourselves today will impact whether patients can see us tomorrow. 
How we evaluate ourselves today...
04/04/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
HBOT
Ethical Considerations for Approved & Off-Label Use of Hyperbaric Medicine
03/01/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Guidelines exist for the ethical off-label use of HBOT. An institutional review board- approved protocol is not required for case- by-case decisions to use HBOT off-label. It is possible to utilize HBOT unethically for approved indications....
Guidelines exist for the ethical off-label use of HBOT. An institutional review board- approved protocol is not required for case- by-case decisions to use HBOT off-label. It is possible to utilize HBOT unethically for approved indications....
Guidelines exist for the ethical...
03/01/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
HBOT
Hyperbaric Medicine Quality Reporting: Building an Ark to Ensure Survival
03/01/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Will wound care providers get on board with HBOT quality reporting before the flood waters get too high? That remains to be seen. 
Will wound care providers get on board with HBOT quality reporting before the flood waters get too high? That remains to be seen. 
Will wound care providers get on...
03/01/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
The Need for Real Venous Ulcer Data
02/02/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
On July 20, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC) meeting to discuss recommendations regarding treatment strategies for patients living with...
On July 20, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC) meeting to discuss recommendations regarding treatment strategies for patients living with...
On July 20, 2016, the Centers...
02/02/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
My Quality Measure To-Do List
01/05/2018
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just reviewed my quality measure performance and I’m making my final choices regarding which measures I will report. The vast majority of medical practitioners became subject to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment...
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just reviewed my quality measure performance and I’m making my final choices regarding which measures I will report. The vast majority of medical practitioners became subject to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment...
As we ring in 2018, I’ve just...
01/05/2018
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
My Christmas Wish List
12/06/2017
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Each patient I am currently treating with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), plan to treat, or have recently treated is under some type of payment review, either by my Medicare Administrative Contractor (eg, prepayment review) or by a private...
Each patient I am currently treating with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), plan to treat, or have recently treated is under some type of payment review, either by my Medicare Administrative Contractor (eg, prepayment review) or by a private...
Each patient I am currently...
12/06/2017
Today's Wound Clinic
Venous Ulcers
Compression Therapy: The Key to Unlocking VLU Healing
12/06/2017
Stephanie F. Bernatchez, PhD
Lynn Peterson, RN, BSN, WOCN
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Wound care clinicians may be wary of initiating compression therapy when arterial disease is present due to fears for patient safety. This article will instruct providers on appropriate assessment and treatment. INTRODUCTION
Wound care clinicians may be wary of initiating compression therapy when arterial disease is present due to fears for patient safety. This article will instruct providers on appropriate assessment and treatment. INTRODUCTION
Wound care clinicians may be...
12/06/2017
Today's Wound Clinic

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