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Intellicure News and Newsletters
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March 19, 2009 |
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Health Leader: Under Pressure, The Promise of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy |
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Story by: Anissa Anderson |
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Breathe oxygen in. Exhale. Add pressure. Repeat. That's the deceptively simple philosophy
behind hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a medical treatment that uses a special chamber
to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood. But the simplicity that makes hyperbaric
oxygen therapy such an elegant and effective treatment also fuels misconceptions... |
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February 4, 2009 |
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In Scope: Measuring Quality |
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Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS |
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Although quality measurement and improvement may seem to be recent concepts in American
healthcare, these ideas actually date back to the early 1900’s with the work of
Ernest Codman, MD. He tracked every patient to determine the effectiveness of their
treatment and developed the Minimum Standard for Hospitals... |
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January 25-27, 2009 |
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2009 Winter Symposium: Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Management |
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The Winter Symposium is back! The 2009 conference will be at Beaver Run Resort in
Breckenridge, CO. Click the link below for more information.
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Click Here to Learn More |
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December 11, 2008 |
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Presentation: Pitfalls of Pressure Ulcer Staging |
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Caroline E. Fife, MD |
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In 2006 there were 322,946 reported cases of Medicare patients with a pressure ulcer
as a secondary diagnosis... |
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October 30, 2008 |
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Presentation: Advances in Skin and Wound Care |
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Caroline E. Fife, MD |
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Evidence Based Interpretation of Transcutaneous Oximetry (TcPO2) Studies |
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August 30, 2008 |
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Article: Is There a Role for HBO in Limb Salvage? |
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Podiatry Today
| Harriet W. Hopf, MD | Caroline E. Fife, MD |
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There are 15 million people in the United States with diabetes mellitus, half of
whom are undiagnosed. Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) occur in 12 percent of these individuals,
accounting for 60 percent of lower extremity amputations and costing more than $1
billion annually... |
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August 27, 2008 |
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Pay for Performance and Intellicure |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Intellicure
Research Consortium (IRC) was qualified to submit quality data to CMS on behalf
of their eligible professionals for 2008 PQRI reporting. |
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May 1, 2008 |
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Video: Dr. Caroline Fife on SAWC |
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Dr. Fife is the Chief Medical Officer for Intellicure, Inc. She is also CoEditor
of Today's Wound Clinic. See more SAWC videos at Today's Wound Clinic. |
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May 1, 2008 |
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SAWC Presentation: Beyond RCTs |
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Caroline Fife, MD
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Beyond RCTs: Using Large Clinical Datasets to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Advanced
Technologies |
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March 17, 2008 |
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Article: Bringing Wound Care Back to the Future |
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Today's Wound Clinic | Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS
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The majority of patients afflicted with chronic wounds suffer from lower extremity
ulcers caused by chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) that affects approximately 2.5
million people in the US. It has been estimated that approximately 600,000 people
seek treatment for venous leg ulcers on an annual basis and given the relationship
between age and venous ulceration that number most likely will continue to grow
as the population ages... |
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December 1, 2007 |
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Intellicure Research Consortium |
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The IRC is a collaborative effort of over 50 out-patient wound centers in 37 states
all using the IntelliTrak™ Electronic Medical Record from Intellicure. The consortium
represents a broad geographic distribution of patients with records from over 10,000
patients, involving more than 20,000 wounds and 160,000 outpatient visits. |
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March 17, 2008 |
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Article: The Debridement Dilemma |
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Today's Wound Clinic | Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS
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Non-viable (necrotic) material within a chronic wound has been shown to inhibit
the development of vascular tissue (granulation) and the formation of skin (epithelialization).
Devitalized material enhances bacterial growth while at the same time decreasing
resistance to infection. The removal of such material is called debridement... |
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March 17, 2008 |
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Article: Getting Started |
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Today's Wound Clinic | Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS | Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
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Since the ancient Greeks first put honey in wounds, our comprehension of wound management
has been a slow but steady journey... |
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