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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 17,318 Subscribers Daily
July 12, 2015 #5,705  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| PODIATRISTS AND POLITICS | |
CT Podiatrist Helps to Get Co-Sponsors for the HELLPP Act
Dr. Odin De Los Reyes plays a national role on the podiatry scene as the American Podiatric Medical Association PAC coordinator. In this role, Dr. De Los Reyes works to advance legislation that is in the interest of the podiatrists or their patients. This means working to “bend the ear” of legislators and trying to advance their interests, he said. “Part of what we do is every year we have to go down [to Washington, D.C] and we have to speak with each of our congresspeople and two senators,” he said, which means seven people in two days for Dr. De Los Reyes and another podiatrist.
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His biggest accomplishment in this role, which he will retain and he said he enjoys, is his work with the HELLPP Act, the Help Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Life Access to Podiatric Physicians Act. He said, all five of the state House representatives have signed on to the bill. “When I became coordinator in 2010, we had nobody from our state who co-sponsored that bill,” he said. “The bill has not passed, it has to be constantly brought up, every two years. But it’s important to get co-sponsors because the more co-sponsors you have, the more chance it has to go to the floor, and then it can be voted on.”
Source: Ehlayna Napolitano, Voices News [7/9/16]
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS | |
SD Podiatrist Discusses Blister Prevention
Keeping your feet dry and wearing properly fitting shoes can protect you against developing blisters, said podiatrist Dr. Kent Renaud, of Rapid City. “I see people who often make the mistake of wearing a shoe that’s too big,” Renaud said. “The tendency is to get a shoe that’s not going to rub, and everybody knows that tight shoes are an issue and can cause blisters. But also a shoe that’s too large is almost worse because if it flips around and ends up with friction, it ultimately can end up with hot spots and then blisters,” he said, adding that the other factor that contributes to blisters is moisture.
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Cotton socks tend to hold moisture, which puts you at a higher risk for blisters. “I like to go with some of the man-made materials - Polypro, Lycra, and even the smart wool-type stuff is a good thing to consider just because it tends to wick moisture away from the skin and helps keep the skin a little bit dryer,” Renaud said.
Source: Dana Slagle, Rapid City Journal [7/9/16]
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| PODIATRISTS OVERCOMING ADVERSITY | |
After Life-saving Transplant, VA Podiatrist Takes Cal Ripken’s Seats
Dr. Mike Fine liked to fashion himself as “the Cal Ripken Jr. of podiatry”. For years, Fine, named one of the top podiatrists by Washingtonian Magazine in 2012, came into his Arlington office every single day — regardless of whether he had a cold or a cough or wasn’t feeling well — to make sure he could attend to the nearly 40 patients he saw each day. This label especially started to stick in 2014 when Fine was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He stuck to his routine — until his health deteriorated to the point that he was in need of a transplant. The situation became dire. As Fine sat on the transplant list for months and months, waiting for a glimmer of hope, it all began to wear down on him.
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His daughter, Lisa Fine, noticed her father beginning to slip away. She came up with a plan, one she thought was a long shot; she contacted Ripken, hoping the former shortstop could send some words of encouragement to her father. And on Father’s Day weekend 2014, a video landed in Fine’s email inbox. “I’m thinking about you,” Ripken said in the video. “I know you’re going through a tough time. Maybe someday we (can) go to a game together. We (can) sit in my front-row seats and watch a game together,” Ripken said. The video gave Fine strength. Nearly a year later, in May 2015, Fine finally got a donor to give him a new liver and kidneys.
Source: Joon Lee, Washington Post [6/9/16]
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE COMMUNITY | |
CT Podiatrist to Join Slocum-Dickson Medical Group
Dr. Christopher Powers will be joining Slocum-Dickson Medical Group PLLC on Aug. 1 in the Podiatry Department. He specializes in diseases, deformities, and trauma of the foot and ankle, providing treatment by medical and surgical means. He performs surgeries of the foot and ankle and manages acute traumas and infections.
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Dr. Christopher Powers |
Dr. Powers also provides routine medical care for the feet. He commonly treats conditions related to diabetes. He earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from New York College of Podiatric Medicine, where he also served as a student ambassador and class treasurer. He completed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Source: Observer-Dispatch [7/9/16]
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| PODIATRISTS AND DIABETES | |
AZ Podiatrist Saves Foot from Being Amputated
After an unbearable struggle for nearly a year with a wound that would not heal, Los Alamos resident Tom McHenry lost all hope and asked doctors to amputate his foot. “It was so hard to see him unable to walk or get around, she said, and he finally asked doctors to remove his foot.” Rather than oblige McHenry’s desperate request, the doctors treating him in Santa Fe referred him to the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), in Tucson … and that’s where he got his miracle. It took the doctor examining McHenry’s foot at SALSA just 10 minutes to come up with a game plan to fix it, he said.
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“They took fat tissue from my abdomen and processed it a specific way,” McHenry said. “It became the consistency of a paste and the doctor said, ‘I’m spackling tissue onto the bottom of your foot and I’m going to do it in three layers.’ He did it that way so I would have padding again.” SALSA Director Dr. David Armstrong said he has treated patients who have suffered with a foot wound for up to thirty years and has been able to fix it for them.
Source: Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post [7/7/16]
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Twice a week, PM News posts an entire article from a recent issue of our partner, Podiatry Management Magazine. Please note that the views expressed in Podiatry Management Magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of PM News or Barry Block.
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| MEDICARE NEWS | |
CMS Issues Rule to Expand Access to Medicare Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released final rules covering increased access to analyses and data that will help providers, employers, and others make more informed decisions about care delivery and quality improvement. To date, 15 organizations have applied for and received approval to be a qualified entity; of those, two have completed public reporting, while the other 13 are preparing for public reporting.
The new rules, required as a provision of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), are meant to augment the Qualified Entity Program, authorized by the Affordable Care Act, which lets qualified entities confidentially share or sell analyses of Medicare and private sector claims data to providers, employers, and other groups that can use the data to support improved care.
Source: Greg Slabodkin, Health Data Management [7/5/16]
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
7 Elements for an Effective Healthcare Compliance Program - Part 2
With fraud enforcement initiatives increasing, medical practices that have not implemented compliance plans risk exclusion from commercial insurance plans and government healthcare programs. According to CMS, the implementation of a good compliance program will aid in better protecting a practice from the risk of improper conduct. The ACA has seven core elements for an effective compliance program:
4. Commitment to conducting formal education and training programs for all levels of employees.
5. Ongoing auditing and monitoring of systems to assess the effectiveness of the compliance program and identify issues.
6. Development of policies to enforce standards of conduct with disciplinary measures for employees who fail to comply with requirements.
7. When vulnerabilities are identified, corrective action must be conducted in response to potential violations.
Source: Laurie Zabel, Physicians Practice [7/6/16]
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| CODINGLINE CORNER | |
Query: Injection for a Hypertrophic Scar
We have a patient who received an injection for a hypertrophic scar (L90.1). What is the correct procedure code for this diagnosis? We tried CPT 20550, but the diagnosis was inconsistent with the procedure.
Linda, Office of Lewis Giglia, DPM, Fairport, NY
Response: I suggest CPT 11900 (injection, intralesional; up to and including seven lesions). I also suggest you consider ICD-10 L91.0 which is hypertrophic scar. Your listed code, L90.1, is anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi.
Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, Springfield, PA
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1A | |
From: Kevin Kirby, DPM
The Hoka One One (Hoka) running shoe is a “maximalist running shoe”. The thicker midsole of the Hoka maximalist running shoes offers more shock absorbency to the runner, which gives maximalist shoes a more “cushioned” or “springy” feel. However, the thicker midsoles of maximalist shoes also create many potential problems for the shoe, including increased shoe mass, decreased frontal plane rearfoot stability and increased stiffness in the forefoot portion of the shoe sole (i.e. decreased forefoot sole flexibility).
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Specifically, in many Hoka maximalist running shoes, shoe mass has been kept to a...
Editor's note: Dr. Kirby's extended-length letter can be read here.
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1B | |
From: Robert Scott Steinberg, DPM
I have to call Dr. Fullem, on the appearance of bias, when it comes to him recommending Hoka shoes. I have found them very unstable. They do have the unwanted tendency of excessively straining the calf and the Achilles. Because they are unstable, there is unnecessary overuse of certain muscles. Is there anything worse than getting or treating Achilles tendinitis if you are a runner? His use of the word "old", in an attempt to cast doubt on the proven protective properties of the classic 10-12mm drop, stability running shoe, further exposes his bias. Once runners get past the gimmicky nature of fad running shoes, they see the foolishness of some trends.
Robert S. Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PART 1 - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION – NEW YORK CITY
Highly ethical and motivated practitioner sought. Experienced, assertive, podiatric surgeon wanted. All aspects of forefoot, rearfoot, and ankle surgery. Board qualified or certified. Please send C.V. to bunioncenter135@yahoo.com or call 917 284 5096
ASSOCIATE WANTED IMMEDIATELY - NAPLES FLORIDA
Doctor retiring. Great opportunity for PSR- 24/36 BE/BC podiatrist with strong surgical skills to join multi-office practice. Hospital privileges available at 648 bed hospital system, 200 bed hospital system and multiple surgical centers. Florida has a great scope of practice law and we rotate for ER call at all 4 hospitals. Candidate needs to be ethical and motivated. Established practitioner or new practitioner Email CV to Drgordon@gulfcoastfootcare.com.
ASSOCIATE FULL TIME POSITION – PHILADELPHIA AND PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
Large Multi-specialty practice looking for motivated full time non-surgical podiatrist. 40/hr/week. Office-based practice with multiple locations treating musculoskeletal / sports medicine patients. No palliative care. Must have Pennsylvania license or have passed PM-Lexis. Board certification or eligibility required. Excellent Salary with Full Benefits (Health, 401K, CME allowance) Partnership Opportunity. Please forward a cover letter, CV and availability to Podiatrist@job4u.com
FULL-TIME PODIATRIST - DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA
PSR 24-36 Trained Multi-dimensional, Multi-office group treating a wide range of patients to include: forefoot, rearfoot, diabetic wound care, sports medicine and work-related injuries. Modern offices and equipment. A great opportunity for driven personable individual. Please e-mail the following: Cover letter, CV, Letter of references Email: cnunez1940@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION- LONG ISLAND, NY
Multi-office podiatry practice in Central/Eastern Suffolk County seeks full/part time associate, leading to partnership. New York State license required. Must be self-motivated and energetic. Competitive compensation package. Please email CV to newpodiatrist@optimum.net.
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME PODIATRIST POSITION – ANNAPOLIS, MD
Immediate position available for full-time or part-time. GREAT opportunity to join a thriving practice with an in-office Ambulatory Surgical Center in beautiful Annapolis, Maryland. The associate role is for an independent thinker who is board qualified or certified ABFAS. Prefer licensed in Maryland but will consider licensing the right candidate. The capital city of Annapolis is located on the Chesapeake Bay and offers easy access to both Baltimore and D.C. Staff privileges available at the growing Anne Arundel Medical Center. If you are ready to hit the ground running, email cover letter and resume tomokane@podiatrygroup.us.
ASSOCIATE WANTED - NORTH NJ
Immediate opening for surgically trained associate leading to partnership/buy out. Base plus Bonus Package depend on experience. BQ/BC ABFAS. 1+ years of office experience is preferred. Must be a hard worker and willing to build practice. footandanklejob@hotmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – CALIFORNIA
Well-established practice North San Diego coastal seeking associate with opportunity for future partnership position. Great location and medical environment. Must have California license. Board Qual/Cert by the ABFAS, and an interest in full range of podiatric services. Please email resume and cover letter to tricitypod@gmail.com.
ASSOCIATE POSITION – NEW YORK CITY
Highly ethical and motivated practitioner sought. Experienced, assertive, podiatric surgeon wanted. All aspects of forefoot, rearfoot, and ankle surgery. Board qualified or certified. Please send C.V. to bunioncenter135@yahoo.com or call 917 284 5096
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NORTH EAST TEXAS
Immediate opportunity for a podiatrist with at least 3 years of training to join our practice. We are looking for someone who is motivated, ethical, and personable. We currently have 3 offices, and are offering competitive salary plus benefits with the potential for partnership. Must be BC or BQ by ABFAS. Current TX/AR podiatry license preferred, but not required. Candidates should email their CV and letter of interest to: advancedfootandanklecare@yahoo.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLE - ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, UTICA, LITTLE FALLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Looking for podiatrists to see residents in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in Rochester, Syracuse, and their surrounding areas. Great opportunity for full-time or part-time income. Positions available immediately! inquiries to: phasetwopodiatry@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITIONS- HOME FOOT CARE, INC
We are looking for podiatrists to visit home patients in these areas: Los Angeles, Ventura County, Santa Barbara, Lancaster/Palmdale, San Bernardino/Riverside, and Palm Springs/Palm Desert, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Honolulu, HI. Full/part time, independence, excellent compensation, dedicated support staff, EMR. email CV to: homefootcare@hotmail.com. check us out @ www.footdocs2u.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – REGO PARK/FOREST HILLS, NY
Part-Time podiatry practice in the Rego Park/Forest Hills area is looking for another podiatrist, possibly local, to share office space, expenses & overhead. Very Reasonable. Call 917-561-3072
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PRACTICE FOR SALE - SOUTHERN ARIZONA
Growing practice for sale.EHR system in place for over 5 years. 300 new patients seen in the first 6 months of 2016. Great need for additional podiatry care. Practice has met Meaningful Use -- Stage I and II. Opportunity to grow surgical volume and patient base Patient referrals 60% from local physicians New hospital within a few miles of this office CONTACT: Business Broker: David Owji at info@DoctorsBroker.com 407-252-5276; 877-955-4447; www.doctorsbroker.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - SAN DIEGO, CA
Prime location. In practice 37 years. Retiring. Turn-key. Surgical hospital privileges available. Purchase equipment and assume patient care. Progressive, full-scope practice. Employees willing to stay. I will help with transition. This is a unique opportunity! No strings attached, and no hidden agenda…simply paying it forward as it was done for me. Inquiries: martintaubman@gmail.com To visit the practice website: www.feetsandiego.com
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
3 Midmark 417 Podiatry Chairs $3,500 each, 2 4 drawer and 1 stationary Midmark treatment cabinets $900 each, Autoclaves 1 Pelton Crane $1,200, 1 Midmark M9 $1,700, PAD Net Vascular testing device $8,000, New Med 7000 i Vascular Analyzer $1,000, Birtcher Hyfercator $500, 2 Burdick Ultrasound units $600 each Call (239) 566-8800 or email Drgordon@gulfcoastfootcare.com.
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