04/18/2013    

RESPONSES / COMMENTS (NON - CLINICAL) - PART 2A

RE: Competency of APMA Leadership (Allen Jacobs, DPM)

From: Tip Sullivan, DPM

Having followed the residency crisis issue on PM News, and after doing some research on the real longevity of the problem, I can come to only one undeniable conclusion: Our leaders made some mistakes! Why were the mistakes made? Were they out of greed? Were they out of denial? Were they out of shortsightedness? Were they just out of stupidity? The posts here have suggested all of the above.

I do not know Glenn Gastwirth personally, but the posts here make me believe that he is not a greedy person, and he can admit that there is a problem; that he looks into the future for us.  I am quite sure he is honorable and certainly not stupid! None-the-less, the fact is that our leaders should be held responsible for this issue which is not a recent problem. They are our “captains of the ship”. Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone would actually accept some responsibility for this — that is the person I would hold in the highest regard. That is the type of person who will move us toward resolution of this problem.

 

Tip Sullivan, DPM, Jackson, MS, tsdefeet@MSfootcenter.net

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06/08/2013    

RESPONSES / COMMENTS (NON - CLINICAL) - PART 2A

RE: Compounding Pharmacies (Marc Katz, DPM)

From: Larry Kosova, DPM

 

We have used a company called Total Pain Solutions for about 3 years. I have not had the same experience that Dr. Katz has had. It has been nothing but mostly good results. My practice is mainly sports/performance injuries, and the compounds let these patients compete or perform when all else had failed. If something is not working, we can also talk to the pharmacists, and they will assist in making a new formulation and send it to the patient, gratis. I have actually used the products myself and see huge benefits. The regional rep's name is David Jones at 1-877-608-4995. I think you will see a difference just by talking with him.

 

Just like anything else, there are good companies trying to have the best products possible, and there are those trying to rip off us and insurance companies.

Disclosure: I have no affiliation with this company.

 

Larry Kosova, DPM, Chicago, IL, lkosova@yahoo.com

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04/16/2013    

RESPONSES / COMMENTS (NON - CLINICAL) - PART 2A

RE: APMA Pinterest  Page (Crystal Holmes, DPM)

From: Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM

Honestly, I do not believe Dr. Holmes understands social media any more than the "kids" in the APMA's PR department. Why is it okay with you that the APMA Pinterest site contains random unscientific material? You are mistaken if you think the majority of users understand the difference between what a DPM posts, and what the general public posts.

Why is it that you, or anyone on your committee ever posts on the APMA LinkedIn page? Why is it that the page is used for companies who do not support the APMA to "sell"?  Why is it the page has more post from non-DPMs than DPMs?

I know the process. The APMA staff writes the stuff, and then the committee is supposed to review it. I only have to point to last Spring's Foot Prints, stating we make custom insoles (no mention of prescription orthotics), as to the failure of the committee to review and guarantee that we sound like we know what we are - the experts, when it comes to the foot and ankle

Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL,Doc@FootSportsDoc.com

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11/21/2012    

RESPONSES / COMMENTS (NON - CLINICAL) - PART 2A

RE: Podiatry-Specific Coding (Paul Galluzzo, DPM)

From: David Gurvis, DPM, Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM

You might want to check out a coding manual by Martin Taubman, DPM.  You can reach him at (619) 298-1733.

 

David Gurvis, DPM, Avon, IN, deg1@comcast.net

No worries. If you are a member of the APMA, then you can have access to APMA's Coding Resource Center, which you are really going to need if ICD-10 is actually shoved down our throats!

Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL, Doc@FootSportsDoc.com