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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 17,222 Subscribers Daily
December 04, 2015 #5,541  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| APMA COMPONENT STATE COMPONENT NEWS | |
IPMA Celebrates Its Centennial
The Illinois Podiatric Medical Association(IPMA) celebrated its 100th anniversary this past October 8-10th, 2015 at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort with over 300 of its members and podiatric assistants present. With a wide variety of lectures, workshops, and activities, a great time was had by all in attendance. The weekend began with the Annual Hugar Golf Classic where over 30 golfers did their best Tiger Woods imitation on the links.
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IPMA Past Presidents |
During the Annual IPMA seminar, a dual lecture track was provided for doctors and assistants and many renowned speakers lectured on the most current topics in podiatric medicine and surgery. The weekend finished with the IPMA's 100th Anniversary Gala Event that featured musical entertainment, and a formal dinner, along with many photographic memories displayed on the dinner tables of years past. There also was a past IPMA presidential video timeline that was shown throughout the evening for all to reminisce.
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| PODIATRISTS AND HUMANITARIAN CAUSES | |
NY Podiatrist Returns From Medical Mission in Peru
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Dr. Rolando Melendez Torres |
Dr. Rolando Melendez Torres, a Puerto Rican born podiatrist, recently returned from a week-long stint as a volunteer in a medical crusade in Peru. Working as part of the organization Soul of the Peruvian Andes, he treated more than 225 patients, including children, teenagers, adults, and seniors in the province of Huancavelica in the cities of Chiris and Castrovirreyma,
Source: El Grito, Issue #86
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| PODIATRISTS AND FOOTWEAR | |
IL Podiatrist Learns of Dangers of High Heels the Hard Way
Four years ago, Dr. Marlene Reid of Naperville, Illinois, had increasing pain in the ball of her foot. Magnetic resonance imaging showed she had ruptured a toe ligament. Ironically, she’s a podiatrist. A plantar plate tear, the scarring or tearing of a toe ligament, is one of the most common issues she sees in her patients. The culprit? High heels, which come with a host of health risks. “The ball of the foot is actually a series of joints that correlate to each toe, and each of those joints has ligaments at the bottom.
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Dr. Marlene Reid |
Constant pressure on the ball of the foot from the angle of a high heel pushes the natural fat padding forward, and, over time, the ligaments can tear,” says Reid, a Costco member and a spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association. Reid’s foot healed with physiotherapy and ultrasound treatments, but recovery took a long time.
Source: Jane Langille, The Costco Connection [December 2015]
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| IN THE COURTS | |
Malpractice Insurer Doesn't Have to Cover Botched Surgery: NJ High Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court in a divided opinion on Tuesday allowed an insurer to back-date its cancellation of a medical malpractice policy for a former Ocean County podiatrist, leaving a Lakewood patient with no recourse to recoup damages in a botched-surgery lawsuit.
Michael D. Schottland, an attorney representing Thomas De Marco and his wife, Cynthia De Marco, in a lawsuit against Dr. Sean Robert Stoddard and the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Rhode Island said surgery performed by Stoddard on Thomas De Marco in 2010 basically inverted his foot, leaving it turning inward, and now his client has no recourse. The surgeon represented that he has no assets.
Source: Kathleen Hopkins, Asbury Park Press [12/1/15]
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| ACA UPDATE | |
Lawmakers Seek Late Deal to Scale Back 'Cadillac Tax'
Lawmakers are making a late push to repeal or scale back ObamaCare's "Cadillac Tax" by the end of the year, eying inclusion of changes in a broader tax package. But lawmakers in both parties say the missing piece is hearing from the White House, as it is unclear whether President Obama would veto the whole package, jeopardizing other tax breaks that lawmakers are eager to pass.
Democratic leaders in Congress, concerned about the effect of the tax on workers’ health coverage, have been looking to change or repeal the tax, but the White House defends it. The White House has made clear that it wants to keep the tax, but the pressure from Congress is building, at least for some sort of compromise.
Source: Peter Sullivan, The Hill [12/1/15]
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| HEALTHCARE NEWS | |
Physician Burnout Climbs 10% in 3 Years, Hits 55%
Professional burnout among U.S. physicians has reached a dangerous level, with more than half of physicians affected, according to the results of a 2014 national survey across various medical specialties and practice settings. Compared with responses from a similar survey in 2011, burnout and satisfaction with work–life balance have worsened dramatically, even though work hours have not increased overall.
"American medicine is at a tipping point," lead author Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, from the Mayo Clinic's Department of Internal Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, told Medscape Medical News. "If a research study identified a system-based problem that potentially decreased patient safety for 50% of medical encounters, we would swiftly move to address the problem. That is precisely the circumstance we are in, and we need an appropriate system level response." Dr. Shanafelt and colleagues published the survey results in the December issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Source: Diana Swift, Medscape News [12/1/15] via Dr. David Secord
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
Top 5 Tips to Increase Patient Visits - Part 4
4. Schedule ahead.
Physician and consultant Molly Maloof advised to schedule a patient's next appointment at the end of her current one. Dentists do this best, and physicians should do the same.
Source: Lea Chatham, Physicians Practice
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| QUERIES (CLINICAL) | |
Query: PRP for Plantar Plate Tear
I have a 50 year old patient whose next treatment option for a plantar plate tear is surgery (we have been through all conservative measures). She has asked about PRP injections. I'm looking for opinions on the use of PRP for this condition.
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) | |
Query: Hand Instrument Trade
I've inherited some hand instruments that I don't use very often and I am currently in need of others. Is there a company that trades instruments?
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) | |
RE: Medicaid's Law of Diminishing Returns
From: Andrew Gegerson, DPM
I received an email from Medicaid informing me that Medicaid will no longer cover the co-insurance for their Medicare/Medicaid clients. When I questioned the representative, she said that Medicaid will only pay if the Medicare billed amount is less than Medicaid's allowable charge. If Medicare's paid amount is greater than Medicaid, Medicaid will consider the bill paid and reimburse nothing. When did they decide that? When did we decide to work for 20% less? It was bad enough when they insulted us with 20% of the 20%, now we don't even get that. Oh and by the way, we can't bill the patient.
Andrew Gegerson, DPM, Brooklyn, NY
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous New ICD-10 Code of the Day
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Who knew that reading was so dangerous? |
Source: Keith L. Martin, Medical Economics
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MEETING NOTICES
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PART 1 - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
ASSOCIATE POSITION - LOWER HUDSON VALLEY, NY
Multiple locations. 50 minutes from NYC. PMSR RRA. Surgical practice, strong surgical volume. Must be willing to perform all phases of Podiatry. New graduates or experienced practitioners. Salary 110k-120k plus bonus. Please email letter of intent, CV and surgical logs to podiatrypractice@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NASSAU COUNTY
Full-time/Part-time associate needed for busy Long Island practice with EHR, digital x-rays and DME. Excellent income opportunity for hard working energetic podiatrist. ABPS board qualified/certified preferable. Must be versed in all aspects of podiatry surgical/medical/orthoped and able to work independently. Send resume: jbmbcw@yahoo.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CONNECTICUT
High volume practice seeking a hard working, motivated, Connecticut licensed podiatrist. Duties to include diabetic foot care, wound care, and minor office procedures, nursing homes, and house calls. Please submit CV to: podiatrypeople@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
available immediately in a busy, 30 year established, single location, high visibility office with digital x-ray, DME, diabetic shoe store, and EMR. Good patient volume and potential for partnership or purchase. Contact samuel10530@yahoo.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. ABPS Board qualified/certified. California license required. Benefits included. Inland Empire. Please forward resume to familyfootcenter@verizon.net
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW JERSEY
Well established Podiatry practice in NJ is looking for hardworking and very energetic Full-time podiatrist to do House-calls In Nothern part of NJ. Salary 100k plus Bonuses. Must have NJ Podiatry license and NJ Medicare number. Full-time position available starting immediately. Please email your resume to lraginsky@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE TO PARTNERSHIP POSITION – SOUTH FLORIDA
Rapidly growing, cutting edge south Florida practice seeks well rounded, personable, hard-working surgical podiatrist for immediate start and for July 2016. Practice is involved in all aspects of podiatry, foot and ankle surgery and resident training. Clear, successful model for partnership with competitive salary, incentive and benefits..please send CV and cover letter to kkinmon@gmail.com
PART-TIME PODIATRIST POSITION - CHICAGO SUBURBS, WILL AND LAKE COUNTIES
Excellent supplemental income opportunity in an established podiatry practice. Scope of work-- seeing patients in an office setting in retirement communities; nursing home visits, house calls and office visits are available if desired. Must be hardworking, personable and self-motivated. Please send your CV to chifootcare@yahoo.com
FULL OR PART-TIME ASSOCIATE - BRONX NY
Associate needed for 30 plus year busy private practice. Bilingual a plus. Applicant should be confident, personal, independent and motivated. Practice entails all aspects of podiatry including surgery, wound care, general podiatry, sports medicine and orthopedics. Please Email CV to Bronxfootspecialist@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW ENGLAND - BOSTON SUBURBS
Multi-office group practice has need for well trained and motivated doctor to join as an associate. This is a chance to join a group and be involved with a growing practice. Competitive salary and benefit package. Forward CV to: NEassociate@comcast.net.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - BANGOR, MAINE
Seeking personable, well rounded individual to join our well established, modern three-doctor practice performing all aspects of foot and ankle care. Digital x-ray, EHR, DME, etc. Competitive salary with bonus structure and benefits. Early partnership opportunity for the right person. Send letter of interest and CV to: Mainoffice@acadiafootandankle.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 – 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 WANTED - SOUTHWEST, FL
Associate position: now or July '16: must be BC or BQ by ABFAS, ability to work independently on complex cases. Hospital rounds, ER calls, great work ethic, team players needed. Fellowship experience preferred, not mandatory. LOI, LOR from director, CV. great salary + bonus, partnership buy-in. Naples, FL klamdpm@hotmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - PHILADELPHIA AREA
Wonderful and diverse full spectrum growing well established practice seeking a hard working, highly motivated, ethical individual with excellent surgical skills and training (PSR 24/36) to join us. Very competitive salary with significant upside potential. Come join a wonderful expanding practice. Send CV, Resume to bestfootnow@gmail.com
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| CLASSIFIED ADS PART 2 - PRACTICES FOR SALE OR WANTED, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE |
PART TIME OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE - LODI, NJ
Podiatry office space available for use more than half the week in Lodi, NJ. 2 fully stocked treatment rooms, digital x-ray and EHR available. Perfect for someone looking to expand their practice into the Northern NJ area in Bergen County, or just starting out. Currently only seeing patients on Mondays and Thursdays. If interested please email lodipodiatrist@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - NYC - BROOKLYN
Established 25 yr old practice with strong patient flow for sale. Corner location with lease transfer. Opportunity to expand. Patient mix Sx (15%), palliative care (15%) balance in clinical pathology. Currently active at local hospital and sx ctr Contact: MCrosby518@gmail.com
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