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Presentations, Articles, and Abstracts


Intellicure supports the Wound Care Industry in many ways including:
  • Data Collection and Research
  • PQRI - Pay for Performance
  • Industry Representation
  • Publishing in journals and presenting abstracts
  • Actively participating in industry related conferences and events
Intellicure gives back to the wound care industry through its data, research, publication, and dedication to development. Below are presentations, articles, and abstracts, either written using Intellicure data or are pertinent to the industry of wound care and hyperbarics. Please contact Intellicure if you would like us to post an article here.


Presentations


PQRI, Electronic Medical Records, and the Future of Wound Care
Caroline E. Fife, MD, David Walker, President, Intellicure, Inc.
Medicare, a questionable future...
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Pitfalls of Pressure Ulcer Staging - December 11, 2008
Caroline E. Fife, MD
In 2006 there were 322,946 reported cases of Medicare patients with a pressure ulcer as a secondary diagnosis...
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Advances in Skin and Wound Care - October 30, 2008
Caroline E. Fife, MD
Evidence Based Interpretation of Transcutaneous Oximetry (TcPO2) Studies
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SAWC Presentation: Beyond RCTs - May, 2008
Caroline Fife, MD
Beyond RCTs: Using Large Clinical Datasets to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Advanced Technologies
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Articles

Online Magazine: Health Leader - March 2009
Article: Under Pressure: The Promise of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Author: Anissa Anderson Orr

Journal: In Scope - February 2009
Article: Measuring Quality
Author: Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

Journal: Today's Wound Clinic - March 2008
Article: Is There a Role for HBO in Limb Salvage?
Author: Harriet W. Hopf, MD, Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

Journal: Today's Wound Clinic - March 2008
Article: Bringing Wound Care Back to the Future
Author: Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

Journal: Today's Wound Clinic - October 2007
Article: The Debridement Dilemma
Author: Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

Journal: National Lymphedema Network - July 2007
Article: Morbid Obesity And Lymphedema Management
Author: Caroline E. Fife, MD, Susan Benavides, CLT-LANA, Gordon Otto, PhD

Journal: Today's Wound Clinic - June 2007
Article: Getting Started
Author: Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS

Journal: Podiatry Today - June 2007
Article: Pay For Performance: How Will It Impact Diabetic Foot Care?
Author: Caroline E Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

Journal: Ostomy Wound Management - January 2007
Article: Wound Center Facility Billing: A Retrospective Analysis of Time, Wound Size, and Acuity Scoring for Determining Facility Level of Service
Author: Caroline E. Fife, MD, David Walker, CHT, Wade Farrow, MD, Gordon Otto, PhD

Journal: Ostomy Wound Management - March 2004
Article: Healing Dehisced Surgical Wounds with the VAC; Vol. 50 3A(Suppl)
Author: Caroline E. Fife, MD, David Walker, CHT, Latisha Smith, MD, Gordon Otto, PhD

Journal: The American Journal of Medicine - April 2003
Article:
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electronic Medical Records in Primary Care
Author: Samuel J. Wang, MD, PhD, Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc, Lisa A. Prosser, PhD, Christiana G. Bardon, MD, Cynthia D. Spurr, RN, MBA, Patricia J. Carchidi, RN, MSN, Anne F. Kittler, Robert C. Goldszer, MD, MBA, David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Andrew J. Sussman, MD, MBA, Gilad J. Kuperman, MD, PhD, David W. Bates, MD, MSc

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - July 1997
Article: Infrapopliteal Transcatheter Interventions for Limb Salvage in Diabetic Patients: Importance of Aggressive Interventional Approach and Role of Transcutaneous Oximetry; J Am Cardiol, 30:664-9, 1997
Author: George P. Hanna MD, Ken Fujise MD, Olle Kjellgren MD, Steven Feld MD, Caroline Fife MD, George Schroth MD, Tom Clanton MD, Vernon Anderson MD, Richard W. Smalling MD PhD, FACC


Abstracts


Caroline E. Fife, MD 1 ; Marissa J. Carter, PhD, MA 2 ; David Walker, CHT ;
Why is it so hard to do the right thing in wound care 1. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 2. Strategic Solutions Inc., Cody, Wyoming, and 3. Intellicure Inc., The Woodlands, Texas.

Toni Turner, RCP, CHT, CWS, FCCWS;
Using a Wound-Care Specific EMR to Improve Efficiency in Outpatient Wound Centers 1. Hillestad R, Bigelow J, Bower A, et al.; Health Aff (Millwood) 2005;24:1103-17. 2. Erstad T.; J Healthc Inf Manag 2003;17:51-7. 3. Dassenko D, Slowinski T. Using the CPR to benefit a business office. Healthc Financ Manag 1995;49:68-70,72-73. 4. Mildon J, Cohen T.; Health Manag Technol 2001;22:14-6,18. 5. Basch P.; Irving, TX: VHA, Inc.; 1998. 6. Davis MW.; Healthc Financ Manag 1993;46:60-62,64,66. 7. Handler T, Holtmeier R, Systems B, et al.; Healthcare Information Management Systems Society; 2003.

Caroline E. Fife, MD1; Cem Buyukcakir, MD2; Gordon Otto, PhD3; Paul Sheffield, PhD4; Tommy Love, DO5,n;
Robert Warriner, III, MD6.
"Factors influencing the outcome of lower-extremity diabetic ulcers treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy", 1. Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, 2. Gulhane Military Medical Academy Aerospace Medicine Center, Eskisehir, Turkey, 3. Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 4. International ATMO, San Antonio, Texas, 5. David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, California, and 6. Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, Texas, 2007

C Fife, L. Smith, J Aristizabal, S. Harrelson, G Otto.
Studies in Edema”, University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX 77030, Memorial Hermann Center for Lymphedema Management, Houston, Tx 77030; Professional Consultants, Inc, Senior Statistician, Charlotte, NC, 2000

M Kulikovsky, G. H. Otto, L Smith, J. Aristizabal, S. Brown, C Fife.
Are Pulmonary Function Test (PFTs) Necessary to screen Hyperbaric Patients?”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, SC 29732 and the College of Business, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dept. of Anesthesiology and the Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 2000

J Risdall, E Blackburn, S Kang, C Ross, L Smith, J Aristizabal, T Sutton, C Fife.
Oxygen Control Sites in Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring”, Surgeon Commander, Royal Navy, Depts. of Anesthesiology & Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Hermann Center for Wound Healing, Houston, TX, 2000

CE Fife, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, J Mader, B Pontani, R Harrist. “Outcome Prediction with Transcutaneous Oxygen Testing: Results of a Large Retrsospective Study”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., International ATMO, San Antonio, TX , Dept. of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 1999

E. O’Malley, G Otto, L Berkowicz, K Suttle, M Kulikovsky, S Sparlin, C Fife. “Blood Glucose Screening in Diabetics Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, Professional Consultants, Inc, Charlotte, NC, U.T. Health Science Center, Dept. of Anesthesia, Houston, TX 77030. 1998

Dina Dedi DDS, Thomas Prager PhD, Rhonda Jacob DDS,MS, Alice Chan, Caroline Fife MD. “Visual Acuity Changes in Patients Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy”,MD Anderson Cancer Center-University of Texas Dept. of Ophthalmology- Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, 2000

CE Fife, E. O’Malley, S. Hildreth, L. Smith, J. Aristizabal, O. Moise, G Otto. “Skin Perfusion Pressure and Transcutaneous Oxyimetry as a Predictor of Outcome After HBO2T”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX , Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX, Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., 2000

Caroline E. Fife, MD.
Facility Billing for Outpatient Wound Care Centers: An Analysis of CMS Proposed Changes”,The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; Intellicure, Inc, The Woodlands, TX, 2005

K Parker, C Ross, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, K Posey, B. Warriner, L Smith, E Maus, C Fife.
The Accuracy of TCOM in Predicting Wound Healing With and Without HBO2T”, The Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX, Belk College of Business Adm., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The Nix Hyperbaric Facility, San Antonio, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX., 2001

Steve Hildreth, Latisha Smith, Tom Sutton, Jaime Aristizabal, Gordon Otto, Caroline Fife.
In-Chamber Transcutaneous Oximetry at 2.0 vs 2.4 ATA: What is the best treatment pressure?”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX ; Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, S.C.; University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX, 1999

CE Fife, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, J Mader, B Pontani, RHarrist.
Outcome Prediction with Transcutaneous Oxygen Testing: Results of a Large Retrsospective Study”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., International ATMO, San Antonio, TX , Dept. of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 1999

Caroline Fife, Steve Hildreth, Latisha Smith, Tom Sutton, Jaime Aristizabal, Gordon Otto.
Wound Treatment at 2.0 vs 2.4 ATA: The Effect of Treatment Pressure on Transcutaneous Oximetry (TCOM)”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX; UT Health Science Center, Dept. of Anes., Houston, TX, Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, S.C., 2000

Walker D, Thomson B, Fife CE.
"A Validated Method for Calculating Facility Level of Service in Outpatient Wound Centers", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Las Vegas, NV, June 2005.

Swaby K, Conley J, Otto G, Smith L, Ross C, Fife C.
"A Prospective Study of Feeding to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Diabetics Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Quebec City, Quebec, June 2003, UHM Vol 33(S) #2.

C Ross, G Otto, L Smith, C Fife.
"The Combined Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and the Negative Pressure Wound Dressing (the "VAC") in Limb Threatening Wounds", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Quebec City, Quebec, June 2003, UHM Vol 33(S) #2.

Fife CE, Buyukcakir C, Otto G, Sheffield PJ, Mader J, Pontani B, Harris R. "The Use of Inspired Oxygen for Improving Outcome Prediction with Transcutaneous Oxygen Testing: Results of a Large Retrospective Study", Annual Meeting Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Boston, MA, June 26-69, 1999.

Fife C, Buyukcakir C, Otto G, Love T, Finn C, Pontani B.
"Outcome in Diabetic Nonhealing Lower Extremity Wounds: Validation of a Predictive Model", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Seattle WA, May, 1998, Undersea and Hyperbaric Med. 25(S)73:28, 1998.

O’Malley E, Otto G, Berkowicz L, Suttle K, Kulikovsky M, Cetina S, Fife C. "Blood Glucose Screening in Diabetics Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Seattle, WA, May, 1998. Undersea and Hyperbaric Med. 25(S)147:49, 1998.

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