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

Quality Reporting
The Wound Care Clinician's Quality Reporting Survival Guide
03/18/2015
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Quality reporting is the first step in healthcare reform. Since quality measures will impact all aspects of patient care and reimbursement, understanding how they work is a matter of “survival.”
Quality reporting is the first step in healthcare reform. Since quality measures will impact all aspects of patient care and reimbursement, understanding how they work is a matter of “survival.”
Quality reporting is the first...
03/18/2015
Today's Wound Clinic
Quality Reporting
Update on Quality Reporting & Data Registries for 2015
02/13/2015
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
As the “penalty phase” of quality measures becomes reality, wound care providers must know how to properly report, including data for DFUs.  
As the “penalty phase” of quality measures becomes reality, wound care providers must know how to properly report, including data for DFUs.  
As the “penalty phase” of...
02/13/2015
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
Preparing for a Quality-Based Payment System
02/13/2015
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
The discussion about value-based payment is no longer theoretical. Within three years more than half of Medicare payments will be value-based – are you prepared?  
The discussion about value-based payment is no longer theoretical. Within three years more than half of Medicare payments will be value-based – are you prepared?  
The discussion about value-based...
02/13/2015
Today's Wound Clinic
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Wound Care: A Service Under True Pressure
10/12/2014
Helen B. Gelly, MD, FACCWS, UHM/ABPM, FUHM
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
The clock may be ticking on the administration of HBOT as it’s known today due to various threats - from compliance to credentialing.
The clock may be ticking on the administration of HBOT as it’s known today due to various threats - from compliance to credentialing.
The clock may be ticking on the...
10/12/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
HBOT State of Affairs
10/12/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
The demise of 24/7 emergency hyperbaric services may be one of the greatest ironies in medical history — that emergency HBOT services have disappeared because of the growth of clinical hyperbaric medicine.
The demise of 24/7 emergency hyperbaric services may be one of the greatest ironies in medical history — that emergency HBOT services have disappeared because of the growth of clinical hyperbaric medicine.
The demise of 24/7 emergency...
10/12/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
Reader Reports
Reassessing Your Outpatient Wound Clinic in 2014
09/20/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
In this exclusive TWC article, we reflect on the recent findings to a survey that asked readers to assess their existing wound clinics.
In this exclusive TWC article, we reflect on the recent findings to a survey that asked readers to assess their existing wound clinics.
In this exclusive TWC article,...
09/20/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
Adapting to Change
09/20/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
We are in the middle of a fundamental restructuring of outpatient payment policy. The only thing we can do about healthcare reform is change ourselves and the way our wound centers operate. This issue of Today’s Wound Clinic (TWC) is devoted...
We are in the middle of a fundamental restructuring of outpatient payment policy. The only thing we can do about healthcare reform is change ourselves and the way our wound centers operate. This issue of Today’s Wound Clinic (TWC) is devoted...
We are in the middle of a...
09/20/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
The Obesity Crisis
06/12/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
   A report released by the CDC earlier this year estimated 42% of Americans would be obese by 2030. We will not need to worry about having patients to care for in our wound centers. We will need to worry about whether the healthcare system...
   A report released by the CDC earlier this year estimated 42% of Americans would be obese by 2030. We will not need to worry about having patients to care for in our wound centers. We will need to worry about whether the healthcare system...
   A report released by the CDC...
06/12/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
Medical Necessity
Medical Necessity in the HOPD: Are You Seeing the ‘Right’ Patients?
05/03/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Toni Turner, RCP, CHT, CWS
  In August 2000, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). CMS projected that in 2013 the cost of services provided to Medicare beneficiaries under OPPS would be...
  In August 2000, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). CMS projected that in 2013 the cost of services provided to Medicare beneficiaries under OPPS would be...
  In August 2000, the Center for...
05/03/2014
Today's Wound Clinic
From the Editor
The Delay of ICD-10-CM
04/10/2014
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
  My father used to joke that his definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car. I had mixed emotions on March 31, when the US Senate approved a bill to delay national adoption of ICD-10-CM...
  My father used to joke that his definition of “mixed emotions” was seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car. I had mixed emotions on March 31, when the US Senate approved a bill to delay national adoption of ICD-10-CM...
  My father used to joke that...
04/10/2014
Today's Wound Clinic

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