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Serving Over 17,562 Subscribers Daily
August 23, 2016 #5,736  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| ANNUAL SURVEY NOW ONLINE - WIN VALUABLE PRIZES |
Congratulations to Dr. Keith Gurnick, winner of last week's prize, a $100 Macy's giftcard. We encourage you to participate in this year's important annual survey. Completing this anonymous survey provides us with valuable data, which we will publish in the March 2017 issue of Podiatry Management. It also makes you eligible to win thousands of dollars of valuable prizes. Enter by completing this confidential survey and providing your e-mail address in the comments section on the last page of the survey. The earlier you enter, the more chances you have to win.
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS | |
Skin Cancer Can Attack the Feet and Prove Deadly: KY Podiatrist
What do Bob Marley and feet have in common? Did you know that Bob Marley was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on his big toe, but he declined treatment due to religious beliefs and ultimately died from the cancer spreading throughout his body. Marley made a choice and declined treatment, but many other people unknowingly let the disease progress because they don’t know the signs … or how to look for the signs on their feet.
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"Skin cancer is most commonly caused from ultraviolet (UV) ray exposure to the sun or tanning beds. This exposure causes damage to the skin cells and can cause them to grow abnormally causing tumors. When examining your skin, we are looking for any abnormality in the color and texture of the skin," says podiatrist Dr. Sarah Voelkel.
Source: KY Forward [8/21/16]
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| APMA COMPONENT NEWS | |
AAPSM in the Olympics
The American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM) has announced that three recipients of the John Pagliano Golden Foot Award won gold and bronze Olympic medals during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
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Dr. Amol Saxena |
In addition, AAPSM Vice President Amol Saxena, DPM was quoted on NBC as stating “anticipation is the key to relaxation” by Olympic broadcaster Craig Masback who noted that Dr. Saxena was a part of gold medal winner Matthew Centrowitz’s team.
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| FROM PM's CURRENT ISSUE | |
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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| MEETING NEWS | |
PBCPMA Holds Another Successful Conference
The Eleventh Annual Toes in the Sand Conference hosted over 150 physicians and 40 exhibitors at the 5-star Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa this past weekend in Manalapan, Florida. Organized by the Palm Beach County Podiatric Medical Association (PBCPMA), attendees had the opportunity to earn 10 CME while also taking advantage of the beautiful, oceanfront resort.
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Attendees at Toes in the Sand Conference |
Lectures were provided by nationally renowned speakers Drs. Brad Bakotic, Matthew Regulski, and James Losito, to name a few. The conference included a Friday cocktail reception, Saturday night dinner with Family Feud game show competition, and a Sunday morning brunch.
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
8 Patient Collection Mistakes to Avoid - Part 5
Medical practices are caught in the cross-hairs when it comes to collecting patient co-pays and deductibles. On one hand, they are obligated by their contracts with payers to collect patient cost-sharing amounts; on the other hand, patients are being faced with unprecedented medical bills. If you are caught in this collection free-for-all, here are the eight worst things you can do.
"If we don't capture the co-pay upfront, there's a possibility that we may miss capturing it at the backside, and then we might get zero dollars for a visit." -Matthew Parker, MD, Heritage Medicine, a family practice in Birmingham, AL
Source: Erica Sprey, Physicians Practice [7/25/16]
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| QUERIES (NON-CLINICAL) | |
Query: Answering Services that Schedule Patients
I am semi-retiring in the next few months. My workload will be a satellite office one day per week and two half days at a nursing home. Although I will have part-time help, I will not have full-time staff answering my phone. Are there any good answering service companies that actually schedule patient appointments? We presently schedule appointments on the computer with our practice management software and want to continue that approach.
Name Withheld
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| CODINGLINE CORNER | |
Query: Lesser MTPJ Implant
I performed a total silastic implant on a 3rd metatarsal-phalangeal joint (MTPJ) for an arthritic condition. At the same time, same foot, I performed a partial implant on the first MTPJ. I cannot find a proper code other than an unspecified code for the lesser implant. Does one exist?
Marc Lederman, DPM, West Hartford, CT
Response: There is no code for lesser metatarsal joint implant procedures. Therefore, your options are: 1) CPT 28899 (unlisted foot/toe procedure), assign a fee, and provide operative report for manual review. Request peer review from insurer. You might want to contact the insurer prior to surgery since some consider this type of procedure investigational and won't cover it at all; or 2) CPT 28122-59, ostectomy, lesser metatarsal. Consider the procedure as an arthroplasty of the lesser metatarsal joint.
As far as coding a partial implant of the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint, you would bill CPT 28293 (bunionectomy with implant).
Howard Zlotoff, DPM, Camp Hill, PA
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1 | |
RE: The importance of Biomechanics in Reducing the Need for Narcotic Analgesia
From: Mike Rosenblatt, DPM
The point of my article in Podiatry Management is that because podiatry started out historically on the "periphery" of medicine, the profession has developed and maintained the ability to treat many conditions without narcotics and dangerous drugs. This has worked out to enormous advantage for our patients. There is no secret that the U.S. is in the midst of a very disturbing epidemic of heroin and multi-pain drug addiction, to a great extent CAUSED by medical doctors who over-prescribe dangerous drugs. Now, with Obamacare, FM physicians are over-booked with both patients and documenting obligations. This has led many of them to simply write pain prescriptions for conditions like migraine, headache, digestive problems, heel pain, "metatarsalgia" and other functional complaints which would otherwise take much longer than an office call to work up, assuming they have the ability to do so.
Just recently, Bret Ribotsky highlighted an excellent interview with Stuart Goldman, DPM, who is on the forefront of treatment of many lower extremity conditions without powerful, dangerous drugs. Dr. Goldman is, in a sense, "honoring our historical traditions" by careful evaluation using functional analysis and biomechanics. I find the timing for Dr. Goldman's book perfect. When patients go to DPMs, they are less likely to have dangerous drugs prescribed for them because DPMs have skills that medical doctors do not have.
Mike Rosenblatt, DPM, San Jose, CA
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 2 | |
From: Dennis Shavelson. DPM, Edward Fischman, DPM
Bako shoe spray works great and is not expensive.
Edward Fischman, DPM, Jupiter, FL
For many years, I have been recommending that my patients take isopropyl alcohol poured into a spray bottle and once a week, spray the ETOH into the shoes they have worn. I have had near 100% compliance with my patients, which is far better than the compliance with other suggestions I have made in the past.
Dennis Shavelson, DPM, NY, NY
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 3 | |
From: Lawrence M. Rubin, DPM
Kudos to Pam Thompson for advocating a "no fear" attitude of podiatrists who are strategically planning their practice futures. If a podiatrist decides to to nothing about MACRA and MIPS, it saves a tremendous amount of time and money that would have been spent for the personnel and other time-intense factors needed to qualify for the highest percentage of long-term reimbursement gain. In my humble opinion, put that money into effective practice marketing and management, and the revenue gain from the flourishing of your practice will far exceed the lost MACRA-MIPS revenue.
Lawrence M. Rubin, DPM, Las Vegas, NV
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoes of the Day
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| These slippers are for the birds! |
Source: Lola Pagola via Virtual Shoe Museum
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PART 2- ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW JERSEY
Doctor needed in south Jersey for expanding practice. Multidisciplinary setting. Six figures. No weekends. Must be both conservative and surgically capable. ABFAS certified/qualified. jennberlin1@gmail.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLE- FULL TIME/ PART TIME IN MISSOURI, COLORADO, AND OKLAHOMA
Opportunities are available to serve residents of long-term care facilities in Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma. High earning potential with superior benefits with Preferred Podiatry Group, P.C. for the right candidates. Contact ckestner@ppgpc.com for additional information.
ASSOCIATE POSITION – MARYLAND
Immediate Full-time Opening for Podiatrist in Frederick, Maryland. Great opportunity to join state of the art group practice. Generous salary and benefits package with productivity bonus. Partnership opportunities available. Please email your CV to mynewposition75@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CT (NORTH HAVEN AND FAIRFIELD)
Well-established and progressive offices, including EMR, digital x-ray, vascular and NCV studies, Pinpointe and CO2 lasers, diagnostic ultrasound and electrical stimulation therapy. You can expect a full schedule of patients the day you start, and a very competitive salary. For more info www.greatfootcare.com. Send resume to: Dr.Kassaris@yahoo.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 Cover letter, CV, Letter of references Email: cnunez1940@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Ready for a change? We have an immediate, full-time opening in our fast-paced, technologically driven, Sports Medicine Practice. If you’re looking for a collaborative team environment, free of politics, with an emphasis on work-life balance then we want to hear from you. Partnership track considered. No travel. No wound care. No Medicare. Candidate must have strong biomechanical and surgical background. Generous salary and benefits. Applications accepted online at www.fdfac.com/z/about-careers.html.
2017 GRADUATE ASSOCIATE POSITION - LONG ISLAND
Expanding Long Island based, well rounded group practice seeks 2017 third and fourth year graduating residents or fellows to join our state-of-the-art practices. Our practices are affiliated with multiple hospital systems, surgical and wound care centers and a residency program. Requirements: Caring, ethical, board qualified/certified candidates with surgical training and leadership qualities who are willing to live/relocate to the Long Island, NY metro area. Email CV to: Drbrook@countryfootcare.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION AVAILABLE- BROOKLYN, NY
Excellent, growing podiatry practice is seeking a full time podiatrist to add to our current 2 podiatrists. Excellent compensation for qualified candidates. Please send resume to Metropolitanfootcare@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CENTRAL VALLEY/SOUTHERN CA
Seeking associate with partnership availability. Consider this position if you want to be financially independent after only several years. The practice will supply enough patients to satisfy board certification very quickly. As a partner you can be compensated up to 7 figures or more as a dedicated partner. Don’t pass up the opportunity to join a very progressive practice, great opportunity in all ways. No disappointments, one of the best practices in California. All paid benefits/incentives including malpractice/401k and profit sharing. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred. Please e-mail CV and short biography to: Tonya@wetreatyourfeet.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina's largest provider of foot care is a multi-doctor, multi-location practice currently seeking a highly skilled, personable, and hardworking physician to join our TEAM. South Carolina License is necessary and next exam is December 2016. Exam application must be submitted 90 days prior to exam date. Starting Compensation package $120k-$140k (base + bonus) and benefits. Please send Letter of Interest and CV to: scdpmjobs@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – DURANGO, CO/FOUR-CORNERS AREA
Busy and growing practice in the 4-corners area looking for high-energy doctor seeking full-time employment. Competitive compensation. Ownership opportunity. Buy-in to surgery center and/or physician owned hospital possible. Board eligible/certified necessary. Competent in all areas of podiatric care. Send CV to nlhuge@gmail.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 – HOUSTON, TX
Houston area practice with three offices seeks full-time associate. Must be board certified/board eligible, competent in all aspects of podiatry, ready for immediately busy schedule including surgery, wound care, hospital medicine. Practice uses state-of-the-art EMR, digital x-rays, in-house physical therapy and shockwave treatment. Competitive salary, benefits. Send CV to houstonfootdr@yahoo.com.
ASSOCIATE POSITION – NY
Seeking motivated PMS-36 trained podiatric surgeon for full-time associateship in group with offices in Manhattan, Queens, LI, and and the Bronx. Offering competitive salary with room for growth. Surgical-based practice - special emphasis on trauma, reconstruction, rearfoot and ankle surgery. Please email resume to: nypodrecruit@gmail.com
POSITION AVAILABLE - LOS ANGELES, CA
Los Angeles Based Multi office, multi physician foot and ankle surgical practice looking for highly trained foot and ankle surgeon to join our growing group. Emphasis on sports medicine, reconstructive foot and ankle surgery and revision surgery. Prospective candidate must have excellent personal skills and work well with a team. Competitive compensation with 401K, profit sharing, health insurance, dental and vision insurance. Surgical center partnership potential and full scope hospital privileges available. Facility is state of the art with PT, CT, MRI, US and digital x-ray. Please Contact us at: PODIATRYPARTNERS@GMAIL.COM
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Successful, growing, full-scope practice with offices in Oxnard, Camarillo, Ventura, and Santa Barbara seeking a full time podiatrist with excellent patient skills to add to our team. Competitive salary and benefits offered including health insurance and 401K. Potential for partnership. Please send CV to Kelly@footsurgeon.com.
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| CLASSIFIED ADS PART 1 - PRACTICES FOR SALE OR WANTED, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE |
PODIATRY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
2-Midmark 647 Powder podiatry chair $4,250, 2-PDM chair $1000, 5-Midmark 417 $3000, 1-ultrasound $6000, 1-Mini C-arm $15,000, 2-X-cell x-ray $4000 OBO, 1-All Pro imaging scanner, 4- Exam room cabinets, 1-Ritter M9 Ultra autoclave $2500, 1-Sani Grinder $400, 4-Portable office desks, 8-Waiting room chairs, 1-Waiting room table, 5-Patient room chairs, 5-Ritter chairs, 1-Centrafuse Life Line Medical Life Spin 6T, 1-Sonoace Pico ultrasound with Sony printer (1yr old) $13,000 OBO. Contact docbernz@aol.com
PRACTICES WANTED FOR SALE OR MERGER - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Southern California based podiatry group is seeking to add podiatry practices to our growing group. Currently we have 12 locations including MRI, CT, PT and Surgical Center facilities. We have excellent contracts with insurance companies and highly trained surgeons. We are looking for potential doctors who may want to merge with our group for better practice management and improved payer contract with opportunity for ancillary services. We are also looking to acquire practices and pay a competitive price for the practice based on market valuation. For more information please contact. Please Contact us at: PODIATRYPARTNERS@GMAIL.COM
PRACTICE FOR SALE – SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
25+ year well established practice for immediate sale. Turnkey operation with three well equipped patient rooms. Net collections 200k part time with pronounced full time potential. Ideal for motivated physician. Significant growth potential, excellent referral base. Updated office with existing lease and extension options. Located next to existing Family and Physical Therapy practices. Equipment and chairs negotiable. Serious inquiries please reply to jrobinson165@comcast.net.
PRACTICE FOR SALE – NEW YORK STATE
Approx 2 hours north of NYC/30 miles south of Albany. Well established 30 year+ podiatry practice. Doctor retiring. Includes all equipment. Owner will stay for easy transition. Grossing 450K+ Consistently with low overhead. The practice primarily routine and diabetic foot care. Income less than 5% surgical. Great price possible owner financing with good FICO score. Must have NYS License. Looking for quick sale. contact: footdoctor2015@yahoo.com
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