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Lastest Articles from CarolineFifeMD.com
- CMS Launches the Fraud Detection Operation Center (FDOC)by Caroline Fife, M.D. on May 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Providers are susceptible to having federal payments paused or licenses revoked after a review. The post CMS Launches the Fraud Detection Operation Center (FDOC) appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Letter about Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes Used on Pressure Ulcersby Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 28, 2025 at 5:55 pm
A letter from a physician emphasizing the need for clinical studies of Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes on pressure ulcers. The post Letter about Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes Used on Pressure Ulcers appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- CMS Needs to Fix the Root Cause – the CTP/CAMP Payment Structureby Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm
"We need to start with basic principles and help CMS come up with a structure that works. Because they haven't done it on their own." The post CMS Needs to Fix the Root Cause – the CTP/CAMP Payment Structure appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Why Heart Failure Gets Attention and Chronic Ulcers Don’t: Cardiologists Tell the Truth About Outcomesby Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 21, 2025 at 1:00 pm
If we are going to spend $94 billion a year on wound care (2019 data), we need to stop telling the world we heal everyone. The post Why Heart Failure Gets Attention and Chronic Ulcers Don’t: Cardiologists Tell the Truth About Outcomes appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Where I Will Be at SAWC – Come Find Me!by Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 18, 2025 at 1:00 pm
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Spring SAWC 2025. Here’s where you can find me. The post Where I Will Be at SAWC – Come Find Me! appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Human Amniotic Products are 76.3% of the Almost $2 Billion US “Skin Substitute” Marketby Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 16, 2025 at 1:00 pm
In the 4th quarter of 2024 the “skin substitute” market reached almost $2 billion, an increase of 25% compared to the 4th quarter of 2023. The post Human Amniotic Products are 76.3% of the Almost $2 Billion US “Skin Substitute” Market appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Shoot the Messenger But Please Read the Message Firstby Caroline Fife, M.D. on April 14, 2025 at 1:25 pm
Everyone hates the messenger who brings bad news, but I hope that the message will still be read. The post Shoot the Messenger But Please Read the Message First appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..