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

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The ‘Doorknob’ Test & How EHRs Could Change Wound Care’s Future
02/06/2017
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
After years of practicing wound care, most clinicians can develop fairly good “doorknob” instincts — the ability to walk into an exam room, take one look at the patient’s wound, and immediately predict the likely outcome, even with their hand...
After years of practicing wound care, most clinicians can develop fairly good “doorknob” instincts — the ability to walk into an exam room, take one look at the patient’s wound, and immediately predict the likely outcome, even with their hand...
After years of practicing wound...
02/06/2017
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From The Editor
01/05/2017
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions. Rather than making empty promises to yourself to lose weight and exercise, you might want to consider the following resolutions: 
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions. Rather than making empty promises to yourself to lose weight and exercise, you might want to consider the following resolutions: 
It’s time for New Year’s...
01/05/2017
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From The Editor
12/13/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
My Dad’s definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car. A new Quality Payment Program (QPP) for practitioners takes effect this January, and I have mixed emotions about it. The final rule...
My Dad’s definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car. A new Quality Payment Program (QPP) for practitioners takes effect this January, and I have mixed emotions about it. The final rule...
My Dad’s definition of “mixed...
12/13/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From the Editor
11/16/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
I am writing this editorial the morning after a surprising, historic United States presidential election that swept into office an unexpected candidate in Donald Trump. My 25-year-old daughter called and asked me to explain how this happened....
I am writing this editorial the morning after a surprising, historic United States presidential election that swept into office an unexpected candidate in Donald Trump. My 25-year-old daughter called and asked me to explain how this happened....
I am writing this editorial the...
11/16/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
Coming This December: Santa’s Naughty & Nice List for Eligible Providers
10/06/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
In approximately two months all 2015 quality data reported by any practitioner (collected by any mechanism) will be made public by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). If you’re a podiatrist, wound care provider, or hyperbaric...
In approximately two months all 2015 quality data reported by any practitioner (collected by any mechanism) will be made public by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). If you’re a podiatrist, wound care provider, or hyperbaric...
In approximately two months all...
10/06/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From The Editor
09/16/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
"All Gaul is divided into three parts,” is the famous first line of Julius Caesar’s history of the Gallic wars. He then methodically describes the inhabitants of each region, analyzing the traits of each culture that made them either brave or...
"All Gaul is divided into three parts,” is the famous first line of Julius Caesar’s history of the Gallic wars. He then methodically describes the inhabitants of each region, analyzing the traits of each culture that made them either brave or...
"All Gaul is divided into three...
09/16/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
Meet 'Dr. MAC,' Your New Hyperbaric Physician …
08/09/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
If you’ve ever attended a meeting at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore, you know the security drill includes a vehicle and luggage search at the gate by guards, walking through a metal detector at the building...
If you’ve ever attended a meeting at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore, you know the security drill includes a vehicle and luggage search at the gate by guards, walking through a metal detector at the building...
If you’ve ever attended a...
08/09/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From The Editor
07/11/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
By noon on Monday, June 27, I felt like I had passed a kidney stone because that’s when I finally submitted my nine-page comment letter on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Writing a comment letter on MACRA...
By noon on Monday, June 27, I felt like I had passed a kidney stone because that’s when I finally submitted my nine-page comment letter on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Writing a comment letter on MACRA...
By noon on Monday, June 27, I...
07/11/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
Pressure Ulcer Vs. 'Injury'
06/13/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently met in Chicago for the 2016 Staging Consensus Conference. In the days following the meeting, the organization announced it will, effective immediately, use “pressure injury” to...
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently met in Chicago for the 2016 Staging Consensus Conference. In the days following the meeting, the organization announced it will, effective immediately, use “pressure injury” to...
The National Pressure Ulcer...
06/13/2016
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
From the Editor
03/30/2016
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Recently, a healthcare journal based in the United States published a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Canada on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for patients living with diabetes and...
Recently, a healthcare journal based in the United States published a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Canada on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for patients living with diabetes and...
Recently, a healthcare journal...
03/30/2016
Today's Wound Clinic

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