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The most important thing a wound care clinician can have is intellectual curiosity. The post Pyoderma Gangrenosum, PASH, and Playing the Odds appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

Novitas will host an Open Meeting on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET to allow the public to provide feedback about proposed Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs). The post Participate in the Open Meeting About the Novitas Proposed LCD Impacting “Skin Substitutes” – Friday August 26th at 10 AM Eastern appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

We appreciate the action of the American Medical Association which, in the week prior to the NFPA meeting, formally opposed the use of the mild hyperbaric therapy. The post The Risky Business of “Mild Hyperbaric” Chambers – Guest Post by Dick Clarke appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

CTP use has skyrocketed in the physicians’ office, and now CMS is implementing a strategy to contain those costs. The post The Unspoken Thing About CTP Use – the Cost of the Patient Copay appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

If you feel like you are on a fool’s errand when it comes to managing leg edema, the reason is that we are only treating the final manifestation of life-threatening systemic problems. The post Sleep Apnea, Leg Edema, DEMENTIA and That Hopeless Feeling appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

I can’t pretend to give anyone advice, but here are a few things I learned from my husband’s battle with dementia: The post 10 Things My Husband’s Battle with Dementia Taught Me appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..

The American Medical Association (AMA) has just adopted a resolution opposing the unsafe use of so-called “mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy” in “mild hyperbaric facilities.” You can find more information below and in the link, but let me first illustrate WHY this issue matters. A few years ago, an administrator at my hospital asked me to The post The AMA Adopts a Resolution Opposing the Unsafe Use of “Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy” appeared first on Caroline Fife M.D..