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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 18,519 Subscribers Daily
September 18, 2019 #6,508  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 David Cauthon, DPM of San Antonio, TX, winner of last week's prize ... a $100 Macys Gift Card. 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 February 2020 issue of Podiatry Management. It also makes you eligible to win thousands of dollars worth 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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This week's prize is a Samsung 24 Inch LCD Television. To begin survey, click here.
***This is also your opportunity to vote for the next DPM and non-DPM inductees into the PM Podiatry Hall of Fame.
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| NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR PM FUTURE STARS | |
Nominations Open for 2020 PM Future Stars
In 2020, Podiatry Management Magazine will be publishing our continuing series highlighting young practitioners. We are asking our readers to nominate potential candidates who are making a difference. We invite you to send us the name of a young practitioner (graduated 2010 or later) and why s/he should be recognized. Self-nominations will be accepted. Simply write to bblock@podiatrym.com
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| INTERNATIONAL PODIATRY IN THE NEWS | |
French Podiatrists Protest Against Planned Pension Changes
Thousands of French professionals, including lawyers and doctors, took to the streets of Paris Monday in a new protest against the government’s planned pension changes. Nurses, podiatrists and other health workers dressed in white coats marched alongside the lawyers, expressing the same fears.
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Céline Ciriani, a podiatrist in the Paris suburb of Cormeilles-en-Parisis, said the new pension system “will make us lose a lot and could eventually cause offices to close because we don’t have enough money to pay our expenses.”
Source: Sylvie Corbet and Claire Parker, Associated Press [9/16/19]
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE COMMUNITY | |
5 NJ Podiatrists Named Select Bone & Joint Surgeons
Select Surgeons Bone & Joint has announced an elite grouping of the state’s top orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, and podiatrists across 13 procedure categories. This distinction is based on a number of criteria, including experience, qualifications, surgical volume, results, and reputation. Only the top doctors in each category are named to the Select Surgeons Bone & Joint list.
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Dr. John Cozzarelli |
The list includes 9 surgeons, including the following podiatrists: Drs. John Cozzarelli, Anthony Sergi, Ralph Napoli, Steven Bernstein, and John Smith.
Source: New Jersey Monthly [8/8/19]
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| PODIATRIC SUPERGROUPS IN THE NEWS | |
Village Podiatry Partners with Emory Healthcare Network
Village Podiatry Group, the largest podiatric medicine and surgery practice in Georgia, is partnering with the Emory Healthcare Network and with Emory’s Orthopaedics & Spine Center in an effort to broaden patient access to podiatric care. “We are very pleased to partner with Emory Healthcare whose prestigious academic institution is known throughout the country,” says David N. Helfman, DPM, CEO, Chairman of Extremity Healthcare, Inc., the owner of Village Podiatry Group.
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Dr. David Helfman |
The partnership between Village Podiatry and the Emory Healthcare Network is expected to lead to better outcomes for our patients and offer access to the full spectrum of musculoskeletal care provided by one of the most trusted brands in Atlanta. This type of relationship will only strengthen our profession and will showcase podiatry's education, training and experience.
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| FROM PM's CURRENT ISSUE | |
Several times 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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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
Improve Your Patient Communications - Part 9
Here are some strategies to help you re-focus and enhance your patient interactions:
9. Leave on a good note.
How you end a visit is as important as your first impression. During the visit, it is helpful to continually orient the patient to the process of care. Think ahead to the conclusion of the visit. Summarize diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, and then review next steps: future visits, phone calls, communication of test results, and handoffs. End the visit with an expression of optimism or hope, such as, “I hope you will be feeling better soon,” or, “hang in there, we are making progress,” to bring the visit to a satisfying conclusion.
Source: Rohit Uppal, Physicians Practice [8/29/19]
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1 | |
From: Richard A. Simmons, DPM
I use Sammy EHR, but I would like to emphasize one point: whenever you see a demonstration of any EHR, you are simply watching the computer aspect of the visit. My dermatologist taught me an important lesson; that is, we are procedural specialists. As such, we are using our hands on our patients during most of the encounter and then we do our charting; a primary care physician can chart during the exam. So, my dermatologist said she uses a scribe for herself and one for each of the nurse practitioners in the office. Why? Because she can see more patients in an hour that way. Even if you have to pay $50/hour for a scribe (very high end!), you will still come out ahead financially because at the end of the visits and the end of the days, it’s all done.
Richard A. Simmons, DPM, Rockledge, FL
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 2A | |
From: Ira Baum, DPM
I couldn’t agree more with Dr. Ritchie. Without mastering the fundamentals; one can never become a master. Techniques to cure a deformity develop from understanding the root causes. With the exception of congenital deformities, abnormal lower extremity mechanics play a primary factor. John Wooden, the immortal UCLA basketball coach and philosopher, once said “If you only try to learn the tricks of the trade, you will never learn the trade.” The trade of being an expert podiatrist/foot and ankle surgeon is understanding the cause of the pathology and applying the solution.
Regarding foot/ankle surgery - without understanding the biomechanical fault causing the deformity, even the surgeon with the greatest hands will fail most of the time. I say most of the time because in golf lingo, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while." Learn what our masters in biomechanics have uncovered and you’re on your way to becoming an expert. Regarding who sponsors lectures at symposiums is an issue, but whatever the solution, lower extremity biomechanics should be an integral part of most conferences, and all surgical conferences.
Ira Baum, DPM, Naples, FL
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 2B | |
From: Elliot Udell, DPM
Doug, in an ideal world, corporate entities would have no say in what is presented at medical conferences. We do not live in an ideal world. When I lecture at podiatry conferences, I don't always get paid and I have sometimes paid for my own room, board, and transportation, and given multiple lectures. Why do I do this? To be of service to my profession and the public it serves. There are others like me.
Unfortunately, this model is not sustainable even for me. Many conferences including ones that I have chaired cannot afford to subsidize all of its speakers or depend on all of its speakers to lecture for gratis. Hence, they have to turn to the corporate world for help or scrap the seminar. As for podiatry labs, when I started practice back in the 70's, Langer labs, Schuster labs, and other labs did sponsor biomechanics at conferences and at the schools. Why did they stop? I have no idea.
Elliot Udell, DPM, Hicksville, NY
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 2C | |
From: Dale Feinberg, DPM
Dr. Borreggine’s excellent analysis of the future of podiatry hit the nail right on the head. He had been prognosticating that the demise of private practice was coming and now he has put out the word that private practice is dead.
I started reading the tea leaves about seven years ago when the implementation of Obamacare started affecting my practice. Denial of payment for the medically necessary diabetic shoes was the opening shot in the war with...
Editor's note: Dr. Feinberg's extended-length letter can be read here.
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES) | |
From: David Zuckerman, DPM
It is always nice when our profession writes on the topic of plantar fasciitis for educational purposes to the public. I am noticing more and more that the FDA-Approved evidence Level 1, ESWT treatment is almost never mentioned in publications such as the one where Dr. John Giurini was quoted.
How can our profession not include FDA approved ESWT-treatments, when the ACFAS Preferred Practice Guidelines note that ESWT should be offered before surgery? The same guideline is noted in the Podiatry Institute Handbook, as well as many well-known published peered-reviewed podiatry journals, over the past twenty years.
Do you feel that your profession is short changing the public when an FDA-approved ESWT procedure with evidence level 1 studies are ignored? Anyone have any input on this subject? I always thought evidence-based treatments were important, especially treatments that are FDA-approved. I would like some feedback from the podiatry profession. Please note I hope it’s not because ESWT is typically not an insurance covered procedure.
Disclosure: I am the co-owner of Excellence Shockwave
David Zuckerman, DPM, Cherry Hill, NJ
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
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Beware the quinteped? |
Source: Rachel via Virtual Shoe Museum
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION - SOUTHWEST FL
Immediate Position. Associate for busy practice. ABFAS or ABPM BC or BQ. Great interpersonal skills and willingness to work as a team a must. EMR, dig x-rays, Ultrasound, DME. Base salary, bonus, health, 401K, etc. DrLam@NaplesPodiatrist.com
MOBILE PODIATRIST NEEDED - NEW JERSEY
Well-established and fast growing House-call podiatry practice (www.homefootcareservices.com) is looking for Full-Time or Part time podiatrist (at least 2 weekdays) to provide services to home-bound patients in New Jersey. Full-time position salary 100K+ bonuses, paid time off, gas/health insurance/car/malpractice compensation and administrative support . Lana.Raginsky@homefootcareservices.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – FLORIDA
Join a podiatric team whose work positively impacts the lives of seniors every day! KG Health Partners, the largest podiatric practice in Florida, is seeking full and part-time podiatrists who will provide mobile-based foot, ankle, and lower leg care to residents living in long-term facilities throughout Florida. Achieve work-life balance with a Monday through Friday schedule, competitive wages, malpractice insurance, and exceptional benefits for full-time employees (health, paid time off, 401K retirement plan with company match). You must maintain active Medicare and Florida licenses. Email CV to kgadmin@kghealthpartners.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – WESTERN, NY
Full-time, residency-trained associate podiatrist wanted for a busy two-doctor practice in Western New York. Practice involves surgery, routine footcare, wound care, and sports medicine. Please send CV to riznykpodiatry@gmail.com.
PODIATRY POSITION – BROOKLYN
Well rounded podiatrist needed for private office, competent in all aspects of podiatry including surgery. Competitive rates, negotiable. Please email resume to contactus@starrettpodiatry.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - BERGEN COUNTY, NJ
Part-time podiatric physician needed in the Bergen County NJ area. Must have NJ license and be a Medicare provider. Must have reliable transportation to travel from office to facilities. Email Myfootdoctor2@aol.com also Podiatry X-ray Unit for sale, best offer.
EMPLOYMENT/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR - FL
Mobile podiatrist wanted to cover long-term care facilities throughout Florida. Travel is required however we do offer Flexible schedule, flexible hours, no call. Office days available if candidate wishes to keep that aspect of practice. Full-time preferred but part time will certainly be considered. Looking for a personable and dependable doctor to join our team. Very competitive salary with benefits and buy-in options. We are not a big corporation and want a doctor who will grow with us. Contact: DrGatCare@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – MANHATTAN
Part time position: Well-established Park Avenue podiatric practice seeks associate for office coverage Mondays and Wednesdays. All aspects of podiatry including diagnostic ultrasound, lasers, fluoroscopy and digital x-ray along with office-based procedures. Excellent opportunity for ethical, energetic and skilled individual. Please send CV to Healthyfeetny@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – LOS ANGELES, CA
Multi-specialty wound care and reconstructive surgery group hiring podiatrists to our growing family. Our practice treats wounds within inpatient and outpatient settings. Opportunity for general podiatry cases in brand new surgery center. Benefits include health insurance, 401k plan, and paid vacation time. $140k salary plus bonus . E-mail woundcaredocs@gmail.com with CV
ASSOCIATE POSITION - S. E. PENNSYLVANIA
Seeking full time associate for growing, multifaceted practice in SE Pennsylvania. Must be ABPS Qualified/Certified, motivated, personable, compassionate and dedicated. Competitive salary + bonus. Forward CVs to podmedsurg@gmail.com.
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PRACTICE FOR SALE – MARYLAND
Established 22+ year. Grossing over 450K 3 days a week all palliative. Digital x-rays, diagnostic ultrasound, EMR. Turn-key set up, ideal for a new practitioner, can easily increase revenue with surgery and wound care. Priced for immediate sale, owner is retiring and will help with transition. Send inquiries to beachhouse179@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - EAST BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Energetic practice with completely updated technology and ready made patient base. Owner looking to relocate out-of-state. - Full service practice with ancillary services. Practice operated on a part-time basis. Employment option available. Priced to sell. Contact MCrosby518@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - PITTSBURGH, PA
Southern Suburb - Established practice with motivated seller offering practice for sale. Key opportunity to grow existing business or enter practice with established and educated patient base. Full range of services. Primarily office based. Contact: SWPADPM224@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS (JUST SOUTH OF CHAMPAIGN)
Highly motivated to sell practice. Great demand for a residency trained podiatrist to take over busy practice located in Charleston/Mattoon. Buy on contract for $2,000 a month with an upfront deposit and secure mortgage on building after 24 mos. Purchase practice for $130K includes building all equipment, computers, EHR, billing software and receivables. Staff will stay. Revenues are $350K gross/yr. Established in 1992. Contact 217-549-1887 or drjoe@myfeethurt.net
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