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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 17,196 Subscribers Daily
February 18, 2016 #5,603  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| APMA COMPONENT NEWS | |
APMWA Announces 30th Annual Student Writing Competition
The American Podiatric Medical Writers Association has announced its 30th Annual Student Writing Competition.
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All papers MUST be non-technical in nature. Appropriate subjects include practice management, ethics, law, education, or any topic that would be suitable for a lay publication.
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There is no word limitation. Papers will be graded for content, style, grammar, neatness, and overall impact.
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First prize will be one thousand dollars ($1,000), sponsored by an APMA Educational Foundation endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Steven Berlin, and recognition in the APMA NEWS and the APMWA Newsletter. Honorable Mention Certificates may also be awarded.
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This competition is open to ANY enrolled podiatric student.
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Entries must be received by 4/1/16 via e-mail at bblock@podiatrym.com
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Entries become the property of APMWA, which may arrange publication of the entry.
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE COMMUNITY | |
CA Podiatrist is Panelist at Pitchfest 2016
If someone asks you what you do, how do you respond? Knowing how to successfully and succinctly pitch who you are, what you do, and why you’re unique is a critical skill in business. But how do you effectively cram all that information into a 30 second spiel? The Women’s Business Momentum Center (WBMC) will present Pitchfest 2016 on February 18th at The Women’s City Club of Pasadena.
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Joining the panel of WBMC pioneers showcasing their 30 Second Pitches, tips, and proven strategies for pitching their business is Michelle Colon, DPM. Dr. Colon is La City Club, Woman of the Year 2014, 2015 Nominee for Business of the Year NALBW (National Association of Latino Business Women), Diabetes Life Intervention Coach, Physician, and Owner of El Monte Podiatry and Founder of 34 Minutes Shoes.
Source: Pasadena Business Now [2/15/16]
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| PODIATRISTS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES | |
MI Podiatrist Spends 3 Weeks in Taiwan for Microsurgery Experience
Tea Nguyen, DPM of Novi, MI recently spent 3 weeks observing microsurgical cases including soft tissue flaps for wound coverage in the lower extremity. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan is known internationally as the center for innovation in microsurgery. The hospital is a high volume surgical center with reconstructive and trauma plastic surgery teams performing two to four free flaps daily and over 1,000 per year.
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Drs. Edgardo Rodriguez and Tea Nguyen |
Dr. Nguyen has also collaborated with Edgardo Rodriguez, DPM Director of the Chicago Foot & Ankle Deformity Correction Center in Illinois, in holding hands-on cadaveric labs to practice performing muscle flap procedures.
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| INTERNATIONAL PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS | |
Aussie Podiatrist Provides Pedicure Prevention Advice
Tom Do Canto, podiatrist at Walker Street Sports Podiatry in North Sydney told The Huffington Post Australia we should be wary of getting pedicures at nail salons due to the risk of cross-contamination. “Many patients often develop fungal infections -- where there is discoloration and thickening of the nail as a result of going to some salons where unfortunately the hygiene is not up to scratch,” Do Canto said.
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Do Canto said for his patients who simply can’t part with their monthly pedicure, he recommends them taking their own instruments and asking the technician to use them instead.
Source: Julia Naughton, Huff Post Australia [2/17/16]
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| OBITUARIES | |
MO Podiatrist Turned Actor Dies at Age 95
From a fireman who busted into Archie Bunker’s window in the All in the Family TV series, to appearing with Lucille Ball, Steve Martin, and Bob Hope, Dr. Joe Friedman wore many hats in his life. Those included a helmet in Gen. Patton’s Army during World War II and a peasant farmer’s cap in the touring company of Fiddler on the Roof. Friedman passed away this weekend in St. Joseph after many years of acting in Hollywood, New York, and on stages around the world.
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Friedman became involved in community theater in the 1960s, while he was a noted podiatrist. In 1964, Friedman gave up his local practice and decided to take to the road and join theater summer stock in Colorado. He progressed through auditions and bit parts until he got his TV break in New York City.
Source: Bob Heater, St. Joseph News-Press [2/15/16]
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CMS and Health Insurers Unveil First Set of Standardized Quality Measures
The Obama administration and health insurers on Tuesday took a step toward standardizing and improving the measures that are intended to gauge the quality of healthcare but are widely criticized as too burdensome for providers and too numerous or irrelevant to be much help to consumers. The CMS and the trade group America's Health Insurance Plans announced an agreement to adopt a core set of quality measures for the nation's doctors. Officials say the measures are necessary as payers and consumers bear more responsibility for finding and purchasing high-quality care, and providers are increasingly paid under contracts tied to their quality performance.
The agreement—which outlines seven sets of quality measures to be used across public and private payers—is the first to be announced by the Core Quality Measures Collaborative, which includes the CMS, AHIP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the National Partnership for Women and Families. The measures outlined Tuesday pertain to performance reporting from accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes, primary care, cardiology, gastroenterology, providers of HIV and hepatitis C care, medical oncology, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology.
Source: Melanie Evans, Modern Healthcare [2/16/16]
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| COMPLIANCE ISSUES | |
With Stark Changes in Effect, Compliance, Self-Disclosure Are Whole New Ballgame
You wouldn’t think the word “arrangement” could lord it over the word “agreement,” but apparently that’s the case when it comes to Stark compliance, according to changes implemented in the 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule regulation, which took effect Jan. 1. If hospitals reconsider the way they approach arrangements with referring physicians and act accordingly, they may be able to sidestep some of the Stark minefields that were so easy to explode before the clarifications, modifications, and new exceptions came to life in the new regulation (RMC 11/9/15, p. 1; 7/20/15, p. 1).
The change in terminology represents something deeper than semantics. Apparently, CMS wants entities that provide designated health services (DHS) to have more flexibility in the way they establish and document deals with their referring physicians, and vice versa, without losing the spirit of the Stark self-referral law. “Shift from thinking about agreements to thinking about arrangements,” said Matthew Edgar, a health insurance specialist in the CMS Division of Technical Payment Policy.
Source: Nina Youngstrom, Report on Medicare Compliance via AIS Health [2/12/16]
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| QUERIES (MEDICAL-LEGAL) | |
Query: Billing as a DPM/MD
If I hire a new employee who is both a DPM and an MD, what can I (we) now do that I had not been able to do in the past? If insurance panels are closed to additional DPMs in a geographic area, does that also apply to a DPM/MD? If an MD is on an insurance panel, can s/he also bill that same provider for podiatric procedures and services?
Charles Morelli, DPM, Mamaroneck, NY
Editor's comment: PM News does not provide legal advice. It is important to note that obtaining the MD or DO degree does not mean anything in terms of insurance parity unless and until the practitioner holding the degree becomes licensed as an MD or DO. Once that license is granted, the practitioner gains all the rights and privileges of any other MD or DO with the caveat that the treatments provided will, like all specialists, be limited to the education, training, and experience of the podiatrist.
The term "podiatric services" is problematic at best. That may have been a relevant term decades ago when podiatry considered itself a separate and autonomous profession. Today, we are recognized as the medical and surgical specialty that provides comprehensive care of the foot and ankle, and related structures of the leg.
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| QUERIES (NON-CLINICAL) | |
Query: DPN Testing
I am currently using the NC-stat DPNCheck in my office to document DPN. The electrodes are ridiculously expensive (6 for $180). Is anyone using another form of testing in the office?
Ira Cohen, DPM, Downey, CA
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Available Immediately!!
The New, Revised, More Inclusive, Updated, 2016 Podiatry Coding Manual
From Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC
It has been fully updated for excellent readability, reference and completeness. The most appropriate ICD-10-CM codes have been added to all procedures. Now link ICD-10 codes to CPT codes using the ICD-9 to ICD-10 Crosswalk. It is the highest of quality and podiatry information to aid in coding and billing for appropriate reimbursement and documentation to support what was billed. You will see why so many podiatry offices across the country refer to this book as their “Bible” when it comes to billing, coding, and documentation.
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES) | |
From: Robert S. Steinberg, DPM
Okay, maybe it's just me, but Dr. Armstrong sounds overly paranoid. Maybe he's jet-lagged. I mean, OMG, someone might track my heart rate? Really? Even if a wearable could track, let's say my blood sugar; so what, unless it causes the doors to all pastry and ice cream shops to lock, if I approach.
Robert S. Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: The Shoes That Cost the Presidency?
The 23-year-old son of a presidential candidate in the Philippines sparked outrage after buying what appeared to be a pair of special-edition Nike shoes that go for PHP10,000 (USD $211).The 23-year-old son of a presidential candidate in the Philippines sparked outrage after buying what appeared to be a pair of special-edition Nike shoes. A picture of Brian Poe Llamanzares, the son of Grace Poe, a frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race, in a pair of shoes designed to look like Marty McFly’s futuristic kicks from 1989’s Back to the Future Part II took Filipino social media by storm — and turned the heads of a number of corruption monitors.
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The picture, showing Poe smiling in his fresh kicks, presumably went viral in part because government malfeasance and extravagant footwear expenditures run hand-in-hand in the Filipino political history. Imelda Marcos, the wife of longtime dictator Ferdinand Marcos, famously spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars on shoes, making the sneakers a very bad look on a candidate’s son.
Source: Adam Toobin, Inverse [2/15/16]
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PART 1 - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION - TEXARKANA, TX
A well-established practice is seeking a full time associate podiatrist. Must be BC or BQ by ABFAS. Practice offers a good general mix of all aspects of podiatric medicine and surgery. Competitive salary and benefits/Partnership buy-in. Email CV and letter of interest to office manager at toejob40@yahoo.com.
ASSOCIATE POSITION – YONKERS, NY
Well established podiatry practice is looking for part-time podiatrist to work 2-3 days per week, including some Saturdays. Will work to get you on as many plans as possible. Competitive compensation package with bonus structure & partnership/ownership opportunity for the right individual. Please submit resume: Podiodoc@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – MASSACHUSETTS
We are a well-established, very busy, hospital-based multi-doc practice located just north of Boston, seeking full time podiatrist. Excellent referral base and high volume of new patients. We are well integrated within the medical community and active in both hospital out-patient and in-patient care. Competitive compensation and benefit package. Please email CV to footdocsma@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - KANSAS CITY (MO) SUBURBS
Not just another job. Associate needed for busy multiple office practice. Three-year surgically trained, either board certified or qualified. Busy surgical practice with strong office volume. Competitive salary and benefits. Partnership track. Send resume to MCrosby518@gmail.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLE - BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, AND SURROUNDING AREA
Looking for podiatrists to see residents in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and their surrounding areas. Great opportunity for full-time or part-time income. Positions available immediately! inquiries to: phasetwopodiatry@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Excellent opportunity to join a busy high visibility office with digital x-ray, diabetic shoe store, and 5 years experience in EMR. All phases of podiatry. Good patient volume, lots of DME, and steady reliable income stream. Potential for partnership or purchase. Contact samuel10530@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – MANHATTAN
Unique opportunity. Upscale, Park Avenue Manhattan office on Upper East Side. Don’t miss the opportunity to work with the premier innovator in the emerging field of aesthetic podiatry. Need a, motivated, caring doctor with excellent podiatric surgical skills to see in-network patients and to cover out-of-network patients. Salary based on experience with performance bonuses if earned. Part or full time. Partnership a possibility if qualified candidate exhibits outstanding performance and skills. Send CV to: Levine.Suzanne@gmail.com or call 212-535-0229.
ASSOCIATE WANTED - SO CAL COAST
Excellent opportunity for the right doctor. Looking for a young, hard working, full time doctor who wants to learn how to run a practice from top to bottom. Need an outgoing, very personable doctor to shadow me and practice similarly. Want someone who would want to take over the practice in the near future. asbf@pacbell.net
ASSOCIATE POSITIONS - FLORIDA
KG Health Partners, Inc., the largest mobile podiatry service in Florida has openings for full time podiatric physicians servicing SNFs, ALFs and Senior Independent Living located throughout Florida. Physicians are provided local facilities, assistants, administrative support including scheduling and billing. All expenses including malpractice insurance, travel allowance, etc. are covered. Exceptional benefit package includes paid holidays, vacation, 401K retirement plan with company match as well as excellent health insurance. First year six figure salary is guaranteed! Second year profit sharing. Most second year doctors earn $150,000 and up. FL License required.Email CV to Rob Cash admin@KGHP.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION - TEXAS - DALLAS SUBURBS
Seeking well rounded individual to join our well established, modern practice. Surgery, orthopedics, wound care, primary care and sports medicine. Very competitive salary with bonus structure and benefits. Early partnership opportunity for the right person. This is a rare opportunity. Please send letter of interest and CV to: Podiatrysbest@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Are you finishing your residency in June? Full-time associate leading to partnership. Immediate position available. Busy office with multiple locations. Full scope practice. ABPS Board qualified/certified. California license required. Benefits included. Inland Empire. Please forward resume to familyfootcenter@verizon.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION – NORTH TEXAS
Are you looking for a group practice in North Texas? Do you like a fast paced environment? Are you board qualified or certified in surgery? Can you start as early as this summer? If you answered yes to ALL of these questions, please send an email to greatplacetowork@faant.com with the caption "I'm your next associate" in the subject line.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - TAMPA BAY
Well established, dynamic multi-doctor practice in the Tampa Bay, high-tech with EMR and digital x-rays. Sports medicine, surgery and potential partnership. No NH/ HMOs. Excellent hospital privileges. Choose an area of practice concentration that you are passionate about & enjoy a lifestyle 2nd to none. CV to floridapodiatrist@tampabay.rr.com
ASSOCIATE WANTED - WESTERN NY/PA
Busy multi-location practice seeks personable energetic hardworking podiatrist. Come utilize the full extent of your Podiatric training! Competitive salary, bonus, and partnership. NY/PA license required. Send CV to: jhs.podiatry@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE WANTED - NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Seeking an associate to join our practice now or summer who is ethical, skilled, hard working, personable to join our team. Candidate must have a minimum PMSR/36 with RRA training. Must be BC or BQ. Open also to already established seasoned podiatrist. Email to: novapodjobs@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CALIFORNIA
Fast growing podiatry group specializing in long-term care and assisted living facilities seeks Podiatrists all over California immediately. Part-time and full-time positions available. Incredible income potential for the right doctors. Must have a good work ethic, easy-going and friendly attitude. Email CV to footdoctor4u@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW JERSEY
Seeking energetic podiatrist. You must be trained in all aspects of Podiatric Surgery including forefoot and rearfoot surgery. Be willing to follow and learn proven systems for practice success. Competitive remuneration package. Position available for Summer 2016. If you meet all these qualifications, please apply with CV attached. njpod2013-1@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – WISCONSIN
Our well established podiatry practice in central Wisconsin is looking for a full-time Podiatrist to join our team and who enjoys developing long-term care relationships with their patients. Position will involve seeing patients at Clinic, Assisted Living Facilities, Surgery Centers and Hospitals. Very competitive salary tgleason@familyfoot.org.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - WESTERN PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
Multi doctor group has an associate position available to join our busy practice. Candidate must have a minimum PMSR/36 with RRA training. Our practice is extremely diversified with all aspects of podiatry including wound care. If you are well trained, outgoing, personable and would like to join our team, please e-mail a cover letter and your cv to joinourgroup2016@gmail.com
WOUND CARE FELLOWSHIP - NEW YORK
CPME-approved 12-month fellowship beginning July 1st, 2016. Hospital and clinic environment with on-site hyperbaric medicine. Work with infectious disease, vascular, general, and podiatric surgeons in wound management. Must have completed a 3-year PMSR program. Please contact drarnoldhertz@aol.com OR jtfootcare@gmail.com EOE
FELLOWSHIP – DIABETIC FOOT & WOUND (TEXAS)
One position for a 12-month TMB-approved Diabetic Foot and Wound fellowship beginning July 1, 2016. Candidate must have completed a podiatric residency/plastic surgical residency/general surgery residency and be eligible for Texas Medical License. Training involves all aspect of diabetic foot management. Curriculum focuses on surgical limb salvage, and medical management of the complex wound patient. Interested candidates should email their CV, personal statement and 3 letters of recommendation to latonya.rosales@utsouthwestern.edu. UT Southwestern is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
PM NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS REACH OVER 16,500 DPMs AND STUDENTS
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| CLASSIFIED ADS PART 2- PRACTICES FOR SALE OR WANTED, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE |
PRACTICE FOR SALE - SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Busy well established successful turn-key podiatry practice for sale. Active adult community. Professionally designed and decorated. Office is immaculate. Working 3 1/2 days a week with a gross approaching 400k. Medicare and cash patients. No managed care. Owner willing to stay for transition. Well trained staff. Make an Offer!. Click on link to view website.
PRACTICE FOR SALE – NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
Established 30 year old practice for sale or for partnership with buy-in. Fully equipped modern upscale office. All the newest technology, including laser, diagnostic ultrasound, digital x-ray, and EMR System. Fully trained experienced staff. Contact drfoot44@gmail.com
PM NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS REACH OVER 16,500 DPMs AND STUDENTS
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