NEWS & WEBINARS

Remember, the goal is to find solutions – and not just to complain. The FDA is listening so let’s provide useful, thoughtful input. The post FDA Seeks Public Comments on the Wound Healing Workshop and Related Topics – and That Includes Comments from Patients: Here’s How appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Eventually the FDA will generate a document to synthesize what they learned, but in the meantime, everyone has access to this incredible 2 day workshop for free. The post Watch the Excellent FDA Wound Healing Workshop (for Free)! appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Today’s Wound Clinic and the HMP Global Network have created topic centers which are a goldmine of information on relevant topics through the lens of wound management. The post Check Out the Topic Centers in Today’s Wound Clinic appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

I am not sure what the way forward IS, but there’s finally a groundswell of recognition that we have a problem. The post “We have met the enemy, and he is us…” Musing on Robert’s Pearl’s New Book, “Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients” appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a report concluding what we clinicians already knew – that the prior authorization (PA) process of some Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) delays medically necessary care that is covered under Medicare rules. The post New OIG Report Indicates That Some Medicare Advantage Organizations Delay Medically-Necessary Care that Medicare Should Provide (Duh) appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Rarely have clinicians, researchers and manufacturers had the opportunity to discuss evidence and coverage issues face-to-face with payers, together with Federal regulators & policymakers – at the same time and around the same table. The post Addressing Healthcare Inequity at the Wound Care Evidence Summit appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Everyone in the field of wound management NEEDS to know about the threats to patient access. There are a LOT of them, and they are always out there. The post Kicking Off Our 20th Anniversary Year – Demonstrating Our Influence with Policymakers appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..