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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 17,252 Subscribers Daily
November 14, 2015 #5,524  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| PM NEWS QUICK POLL | |
FINAL DAY TO VOTE
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| EDITOR'S NOTE | |
Call for Nominations - Podiatry Management's 2016 VIP List
Every five years, Podiatry Management Magazine publishes its "Most Influential Podiatrists" list. This list is compiled by the editorial board of PM. We invite nominations of individuals for this prestigious honor. Please send nominations along with a brief statement of why this podiatrist belongs on the VIP list to bblock@podiatrym.com. Self-nominations will be accepted. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2015.
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| AT THE COLLEGES | |
NYCPM Professor Elected Into NAP
Khurram H. Khan, DPM, Adjunct Professor of Medical Sciences, has been elected to Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and the Podiatric Medicine Academy as a Distinguished Practitioner & Fellow. This high honor acknowledges his outstanding achievements and his professional leadership.
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Dr. Khan will join other healthcare leaders and practitioners of NAP who are working together as an interdisciplinary force to influence national health policy and legislation, and promote quality healthcare through cooperative advocacy, practice, education, and research. He will be inducted at a gala at NAP's Annual Meeting in April in Baltimore.
Source: Footprints [November 2015]
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| ON THE INTERNATIONAL LECTURE CIRCUIT | |
NY Podiatrist's Poster Presented at Israel Radiology Association Seminar
Barry Finkelstein, DPM recently presented a poster at the Israel Radiology Association annual meeting in conjunction with Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The meeting took place October 28-31 in Eilat, Israel.
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Dr. Barry Finkelstein, Elissa Finkelstein (his wife), and Dr. Nogah Haramati. |
The poster titled "Podiatric Foot Diagnoses and Measurements; What the Podiatric Surgeon Wants to Know" was co-authored by Malka Finkelstein, MD (radiology attending, Montefiore) and Nogah Haramati, MD (chief of Radiology, Montefiore). Dr. Barry Finkelstein is an attending podiatric surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center.
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| PODIATRISTS AND VETERANS DAY | |
KS Podiatrist Honored For Service in 3 Branches, Three Wars
At a luncheon at the VFW following the observance in Sunset Park, 31 Saline County veterans were named to the newly established national Veterans Corps and presented with pins to recognize them for volunteer service. Retired Salina podiatrist Dr. Blase Sibilla was also among those honored for volunteer service. Sibilla, who is in his 80s, said he still volunteers when he feels up to it, delivering Meals on Wheels with his wife, Judy. “I wish I could do more,” he said. Sibilla has a service record that was unique among those being honored, since he served in three branches of the military.
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He said he went into the Coast Guard about a year before the end of World War II and de-activated because everybody was going home. He came back to the states and looked for a job, but when he didn’t find one, he joined the Army, serving for 18 months. Then his uncle talked him into joining the Air Force, where he spent the rest of his 21-year military career. Sibilla, a medic, saw action in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. He trained to be a medical evacuator, dressing wounds, evaluating patients, and loading injured people onto helicopters. Many of the patients had been wounded several days before he saw them. He saw head wounds and chest wounds.
Source: Erin Mathews, Salina Journal [11/11/15]
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| PODIATRIC PRODUCTS IN THE NEWS | |
Quell Wearable Pain Relief Device Receives APMA Seal of Approval
NeuroMetrix, Inc. today announced that it was granted the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Seal of Approval for its Quell Wearable Pain Relief device. "The APMA Seal of Approval is awarded after a rigorous scientific review by a group of APMA member podiatrists. The committee examines information about the product's safety, quality control, and other data," said APMA Executive Director Dr. Jim Christina. "Quell received the APMA Seal of Approval which is granted to products found to be effective and promote good foot health."
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Quell is an easy-to-use, over-the-counter device for chronic pain relief. The wearable device utilizes NeuroMetrix's wearable intensive nerve stimulation (WINS) technology to provide pain relief. In a recent clinical study, 81 percent of participants reported improvement with chronic pain and overall health after using Quell. Quell is available through select healthcare professionals and retailers.
Source: Business Wire [11/11/15]
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF OF THE DAY | |
Five Firing Tips for Medical Practice Managers- Part 1
Despite all efforts to recruit effectively, a few bad apples will slip through the cracks. They may be chronically tardy, rub patients the wrong way, repeat costly mistakes, or merely fail to meet expectations. Don't let mediocrity slide, says Keith Borglum, a medical practice consultant with Professional Management & Marketing in Santa Rosa, CA. It sends a message to your best and brightest that your standards are subpar, which results in a "why bother" mentality. Instead, address infractions promptly and put disciplinary processes in place that set your team members up to succeed, but culminate in their termination if performance doesn't improve.
• Three strikes. Many practices embrace a progressive disciplinary process, using verbal instruction and feedback first to correct performance shortfalls, followed by written reprimands on the second occurrence, and finally termination. At every step, managers should set measurable goals, invite input from the employee and provide resources to help them develop professionally. They should also document each disciplinary action in the employee's file.
Source: Shelly K. Schwartz, Physicians Practice [11/3/15]
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| QUERIES (MEDICAL-LEGAL) | |
Query: NPI Directory
Is there a national registry through which we can determine an NPI for a physician? Sometimes new local physicians are difficult to track, and we have many patients who have primary care physicians in their snowbird states. Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
Chuck Ross, DPM, Pittsfield, MA
Editor's Note: PM News does not provide legal advice. Try the NPI Registry. It's part of the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System.
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| QUERIES (NON-CLINICAL) | |
Query: Selling Old X-rays for Silver
Does anyone know where I can dispose of old x-rays. I understand the silver can be stripped from the x-ray, but I cannot find a vender interested in doing this.
Norman A. Wortzman, DPM, Boston, MA
Editor's comment: Here is a one HIPAA-compliant source which offers free pickup.
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| CODINGLINE CORNER | |
Query: Unable to Dispense a Custom DME Item
Is there a way to charge Medicare for cost of custom fabrication of a DME item that became ready for dispensing just after a patient died?
Sandi Wise, Thousand Oaks, CA
Response: This is covered in detail in your DME Supplier Manual. Use the Date of the Beneficiary's date of death as the DOS. Send this claim in manually, along with an attached sheet detailing all your expenses to the claims address of your DME. Materials to send include a paper claim and the following: copies of lab invoices, shipping costs, costs of materials used to cast the patient, overhead expenses incurred in casting the patient (this includes your employees' time in setting up the room, fillng out the lab order, utilities, etc.) and a wage for yourself for the time you spent with the patient.
In many cases, the DME MAC will simply pay the fee schedule; in other cases, your costs will be reimbursed and at least you won't lose any money (other than for the time you took to write up the reimbursement request). DO NOT simply send in a claim electronically, even if you think the reimbursements would be the same as though you actually delivered the device.
In case of an audit, a lack of a Written Proof Of Delivery will guarantee you will need to refund the money. Having all your documentation concerning the beneficiary's death and the paper work you've attached will assure you won't be refunding any money (at least not due to a lack of written proof of delivery). For more information, check out the Medicare Supplier's Manual Chapter 5 Section 4 of The Fall 2015 DME Supplier's Manual. The subchapter is entitled: "Artificial Limbs, Braces, and Other Custom-Made Items Ordered but Not Furnished."
Paul Kesselman, DPM, Woodside, NY
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 1 | |
RE: Serious Issue With Some Blood Labs and Coding Issues
From: Elliot Udell, DPM
A few months ago, I went to LabCorp for blood tests ordered by my physician. My insurance company did not pay for all of the tests because the doctor apparently did not code the orders properly. He rewrote the orders and it appears that the tests requested should all be covered. Meanwhile, I went today for more blood tests and I was informed at the lab that they would not draw my bloods because a small bill was still outstanding, and even though it is in appeal, they would not take my bloods unless I paid for the tests by credit card. I picked myself up and simply went to another lab where there was no problem.
I have heard this scenario from some of my patients who also went to Labcorp and had to pay large out-of-pocket bills because either their insurance company failed to recognize the need for a certain test or the coding was not correct and the patients were intimidated by large bills from the lab.
The point is that we all need to be aware of which labs are doing this to our patients and forewarn our patients if they must use those particular labs, or we will risk alienating these patients.
Elliot Udell, DPM, Hicksville, NY
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART 2 | |
From: Fred Buxbaum, DPM
Dr. Zappan, your stock market prediction of a "Dow" 20,000 is very nice to read and even somewhat encouraging. Your investment acumen, however, needs some help. One should not have 100% of their portfolio in the stock market. As a matter of fact, the general rule for percentage of stock investment is 110 minus your age. A more conservative formula would be 100 minus your age. Therefore, a 50 year old podiatrist may have 50% to 60% of his or her portfolio in stocks. In addition, you write about selling stocks in 2017 when the market may drop to 16,000 (your prediction). This is market timing, pure and simple and is faulty and dangerous advice. If you are correctly invested in large cap, mid cap and small cap stocks (to include value, blend and growth styles), you should never sell as you should be holding quality issues.(Do I hear the argument for ETFs?).
In addition, your stock issues should be distributed in proportions similar to the Dow Total Market Index regarding sectors. Therefore, a certain percentage might be in healthcare, a certain percentage in financial stocks, consumer durables, energy, consumer discretionary, etc. No one on Earth has ever been able to time the market for any extended period so "buy and hold" is an intelligent investor's best friend. By the way, the percentage not in stocks resides in fixed income, including percentages of short, intermediate, and long-term bonds (of quality). A small portion of junk high yielding bonds can be included along with CDs, money market, annuities, etc.
Fred Buxbaum, DPM, Brooklyn, NY
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
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Source: Winde Rienstra via Virtual Shoe Museum
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PART 1 - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco podiatry office is seeking an associate, immediate opening, partner or buyout opportunity. You should have excellent communication skills and bedside manners. Chinese or Russian speaking is a plus. The practice is open four days a week and can expand. Excellent for energetic provider. Email: mcbucb@hotmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Full-time associate leading to partnership. Immediate position available. Busy office with multiple locations. Full scope practice. Three year residency preferred. Board qualified/certified. Benefits included. Inland Empire. Please forward resume to familyfootcenter@verizon.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION - WESTERN PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
Wanted: One well-rounded, PMSR36 with RRA trained podiatrist to join “our family”. Your Benefit: A growing practice and exposure for treatment of ALL aspects of podiatry. Special Attraction: Our Associates actually become partners! You could be next! Please send an email with a cover letter and CV to: Teegee46@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – LONG ISLAND, NY
Seeking Full Time Podiatrist for two upscale practices located at the Americana Manhasset and Huntington. Excellent work environment with digital x-ray, laser, EHR, Ultrasound, the latest apple software and iPads. Must be surgically trained, motivated, with a great work ethic. Very competitive salary with significant upside. Email phendizadeh@gmail.com.
ASSOCIATE POSITION – MISSOURI
Newly available position to join a well-established independent practice, associate leading to partnership. Board qualified/certified. Please forward resume to stcpod@att.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION - SOUTHWEST, FL
Associate position, now or July '16: must be BC by ABFAS, ability to work independently on complex cases. Long hours, hospital rounds, ER calls, great work ethic, team players needed. Fellowship experience preferred, not mandatory. LOI with how you are a superstar, LOR from director, key attendings, CV. great salary, bonus, partnership buy-in. Naples, FL klamdpm@hotmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - OHIO
Well-established group practice in Ohio seeks a well-trained surgeon, PSR24/36. Our practice provides all of the latest technology needed to provide patients with the best care, including ultrasound, lasers, PAD testing, DME, EMR and digital x-ray. Competitive compensation package including salary base $120,000 and bonus. Please send CV to: DPMgroup1@yahoo.com
IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE - ALBANY, WESTCHESTER, SULLIVAN, AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES
Looking for podiatrists to see residents in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities across New York, especially in Albany, Westchester, Sullivan, and Dutchess Counties. Great opportunity for full-time or part-time income; a commitment of as little as one to two mornings/days a month can nicely supplement your current income. Positions available immediately! Inquiries to: phasetwopodiatry@gmail.com
PODIATRIST WANTED - NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
Looking for a podiatrist who is either in the process of or is Board certified by ABPS. Must participate with all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans including Horizon NJ health. Amerigroup, Americhoice, Wellcare and Republic a plus. Must be energetic and able to handle large volume. Spanish speaking a plus but not required. Excellent forefoot and rearfoot training. Salary negotiable. Retirement, health and malpractice. laoshih5@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CENTRAL FLORIDA
Associate wanted for well-established practice in central Florida. Experienced support staff, great benefits including malpractice coverage. Excellent opportunity for a promising future. To apply, go to www.yourcareerinpodiatry.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – TAMPA, FLORIDA
Newly available position to join a well established multi-office group practice in the beautiful Tampa Bay area starting July 2016. Our practice has 12 locations and is rapidly growing. We are seeking a highly motivated, ethical, outgoing surgically trained associate for this excellent opportunity. Candidate will require Florida licensure and prefer ABFAS certified or eligible/qualified. Competitive salary, excellent benefits, bonus structure with partnership opportunity. Please email CV: Kristin.pontious@ankleandfootcenter.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLE - FULL TIME/ PART TIME IN MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA
Opportunities are available to serve residents of long-term care facilities in central Missouri and in Oklahoma. High earning potential with competitive benefits as part of a 40 year old ethical company for the right candidates. Contact ckestner@preferredpodiatry for additional information
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW JERSEY
Seeking energetic podiatrist. Must speak Spanish. 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
IMMEDIATE PART TIME ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY - CHICAGO
Multi-location group - Opening for ABFAS Board Certified associate for Chicago. Large surgical/ortho patient load. Must hit the door running! EMR, digital x-ray, laser, ultrasound, surgery center & amazing support staff. Benefits available, Full-time available for the right doc. Send CV to chicagopodwork@gmail.com
IMMEDIATE ASSOCIATE POSITION - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Available in busy three office practice Leading to Partnership. Position available for graduate in 2016. Two locations in Indianapolis and 1 location outside of Metro area Competitive salary and benefit package including 401, profit sharing, Health insurance. Surgery Center Ownership Available If interested forward letter and resume to Imalament1@comcast.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION - SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
Associate wanted for rapidly growing 5 physician practice. Salary plus incentive. Great opportunity and partnership potential for right person. Have an opportunity in controlling your own destiny….which you will not have working for a hospital or multi-specialty group. Send CV and contact information to: PaulaPMAC@me.com
INFO ON PODIATRIC EXPERT WANTED
There is a podiatrist in the Tampa, Florida area named Joshua Bernard, DPM who has been taking on plaintiff’s expert witness work during the past few years. We are looking for deposition transcripts, executed affidavits, or any other information that would be helpful to defend claims in which Dr. Bernard is serving/has served as a plaintiff or defense witness. Please email to PodiatryJustice@aol.com. Confidentiality assured. Thank you.
PM NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS REACH OVER 16,500 DPMs AND STUDENTS
Whether you have used equipment to sell or are offering an associate position, PM News classified ads are the fastest, most-effective way of reaching over 16,500 subscribers. For details,click here or write to: bblock@podiatrym.com or call (718) 897-9700 for details. For commercial or display ads contact David Kagan at (800) 284-5451.
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| CLASSIFIED ADS PART 2 - PRACTICES FOR SALE OR WANTED, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE |
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE - PADNET SYSTEM
Padnet System for Sale: $7,500. Complete system. The computer has been erased and it’s software updated by Padnet. I will include the rolling stand as well if the purchaser wants to pay the shipping or pick it up on the west coast of Florida. Contact: venicefootclinic@comcast.net
PRACTICE FOR SALE - SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Office located in a medical office building with an excellent referral base. Good mix of surgery, RFC, and diabetic/wound care. Average gross = $360K with potential to increase. Owner financing available. Owner willing to stay during transition. Contact: sdbpm55@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE – CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
Perfect opportunity to purchase a practice in an ideal location. Office is located in a busy town center shopping and dining complex. Modern and fully equipped office in a building with other medical professionals. Easily accessible to major roadways and highways with visible signage at busy intersection. Excellent potential for increased revenue in a great town to own a practice. Owner financing may be available to qualified buyer. Serious inquiries only to healthnet708@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
Well established 25 year old practice in Long Island, NY. Currently running as part time but easily transitioned to full time. Owners pursuing other ventures. Geographically near two major hospitals. Mix of surgery, sports medicine, routine foot care, pediatrics and wound care. Located in large sports complex with physical therapy, physiatry, and a sports club/gym. Willing to reasonably negotiate sale terms. Send all serious inquiries to: longislandpodiatryforsale@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Have you ever dreamed of owning a practice where you can see 0-50 patients daily, average 100 new patients monthly, have zero accounts receivable, gross $440K per year, live in a beautiful community with skiing, hiking, fishing and boating on your doorstep? Contact pistone@telus.net or call 250-754-4192.
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. Good yearly gross with many new patients. Medicare and cash patients. No managed care. Owner willing to stay for transition. Excellent well trained staff. Click on this link to view website.
PRACTICES WANTED -SEARCHING PRACTICES FOR SALE
Well-trained podiatrist two years out of residency looking to purchase an established full-time podiatry practice. Will consider any location. Available immediately. Please contact me at podiatry42984@gmail.com
PRACTICES WANTED - HOUSTON AREA
Expanding current practice and looking to buy podiatry practices within 1 hour driving radius of Houston. Prefer selling physician to stay with practice for at least 12 months but more is better. If interested please email faajobs@gmail.com
PRACTICES WANTED - GEORGIA, TENNESSEE & OTHER SOUTHEASTERN STATES
If you are serious about selling or merging your practice into our model, the EHI Equity Based Supergroup Model, then we are interested in a conversation. We are looking mainly in Georgia and the Atlanta area but we will be ready for scaling in early 2016. Our practice top 3 criteria are; successful, must have a high volume of patients and Physicians who stay must be willing to utilize EHI's in-house ancillaries. If you meet these criteria, send us an e-mail to dhelfman@extremityhealthcare.com and tbrzezicki@extremityhealthcare.com.
PM NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS REACH OVER 16,500 DPMs AND STUDENTS
Whether you have used equipment to sell or are offering an associate position, PM News classified ads are the fastest, most-effective way of reaching over 16,500 subscribers. For details, click here or write to: bblock@podiatrym.com or call (718) 897-9700 for details. For commercial or display ads contact David Kagan at (800) 284-5451.
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