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Lastest Articles from CarolineFifeMD.com
- I Wonder How This Works?by Caroline Fife, M.D. on December 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm
I wonder how the compensation package works so that one might double one’s salary working part time in a mobile healthcare setting “grafting” chronic wounds? The post I Wonder How This Works? appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes, Medicare Coverage & Sales Repsby Caroline Fife, M.D. on December 2, 2024 at 2:00 pm
I wonder what their marketing will look like 12 weeks from now? The post Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes, Medicare Coverage & Sales Reps appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- You Are Here for a Purpose: The Real Story of Thanksgivingby Caroline Fife, M.D. on November 26, 2024 at 2:00 pm
If ever there was a man with the right to ask “Why me?”, it was a native Patuxet man in the 17th century. His life story might provide some needed perspective. The post You Are Here for a Purpose: The Real Story of Thanksgiving appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes: The Naughty and Nice List for DFUs and VLUsby Caroline Fife, M.D. on November 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm
I will tackle various topics over the next several weeks, but here’s the list of covered and not-covered CTPs/skin subs for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs). The post Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes: The Naughty and Nice List for DFUs and VLUs appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- CGS Announces a Multi-Jurisdictional Town Hall Meeting on the “Skin Substitute” LCD(s) 12/10/2024by Caroline Fife, M.D. on November 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm
The policies will become effective for services on or after 02/12/2025. The post CGS Announces a Multi-Jurisdictional Town Hall Meeting on the “Skin Substitute” LCD(s) 12/10/2024 appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- Some Hospitals are Not Complying with the “Price Transparency” Ruleby Caroline Fife, M.D. on November 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm
In the meantime, wound care practitioners working in HOPDs would do their hospital a favor by making sure that the prices listed for wound care services on the website are in fact, correct. The post Some Hospitals are Not Complying with the “Price Transparency” Rule appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..
- The High Cost of Playing Documentation Defense Against Medicare Auditsby Caroline Fife, M.D. on November 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm
The audit situation is not going to get better any time soon, so clinicians will just have to spend more time ensuring that their documentation is as close to perfect as possible. The post The High Cost of Playing Documentation Defense Against Medicare Audits appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..