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ACO Task Force tackles opportunities and pitfalls of proposed rule
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APMA's Task Force on Accountable Care Organizations, chaired by Lloyd Smith, DPM, held a conference call last week to discuss CMS' proposed rule on ACOs. The task force was created at the direction of the APMA House of Delegates to help provide guidance and communication regarding ACO-related strategy. More
Update to 2011 APMA Podiatric Practice Survey
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Thank you to everyone who has completed the APMA 2011 Podiatric Practice Survey. The initial response has been outstanding. There were
some glitches in the survey that may have prevented some from being able to complete the survey and these have been corrected. So if you attempted to answer the survey and were unable to complete it, please try again.
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The National 2011: Team APMA 5K Run/Walk
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Join your colleagues and friends for another exciting Team APMA 5K Run/Walk at The APMA Annual Scientific Meeting (The National)! This year's event takes place Saturday, July 30, at 6 a.m. at beautiful Castle Island Park. Transportation to and from the park will be provided. Buses will depart at 5:15 a.m. from the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
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New Medicare Freedom to Contract (Opt Out) Bill
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U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., on May 3 introduced H.R. 1700, a bill that would allow physicians and other Medicare providers, whether they are participating or non-participating in Medicare, to privately contract with Medicare beneficiaries.
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Bill would exempt DPMs from antitrust laws
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Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced H.R. 1409, the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 on April 7. The
bill would exempt from federal antitrust laws any health care professional engaged in negotiations with a health plan regarding the terms of any contract.
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Cotton candy-like glass fibers appear to speed healing in initial venous stasis wound trial
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Imagine a battlefield medic or emergency medical technician providing first aid with a special wad of cottony glass fibers that simultaneously slows bleeding, fights bacteria, and other sources of
infection, stimulates the body's natural healing mechanisms, resists scarring and — because it is quickly absorbed by surrounding tissue — may never have to be removed in follow-up care.
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Good news: Diabetes-related amputation rate falls
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The rate of foot and leg amputations among people with diabetes fell by as much as 36 percent in one four-year period, according to a study of patients at Veterans Affairs clinics. Taking patients' age
and sex into account, amputations — major and minor — dropped from about seven per 1,000 patients in 2000 to between four and five per 1,000 by 2004.
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Structured exercise training associated with improved glycemic
control for patients With diabetes
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Implementing structured exercise training, including aerobic, resistance or both, was associated with a
greater reduction in hemoglobin A1c levels (a marker of glucose control) for patients with diabetes compared to patients in the control group, and longer weekly exercise duration was also associated with a greater decrease in these levels, according to results of an analysis of previous studies, published in JAMA.
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Study: Certain analgesia decreases phantom limb pain
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Optimized epidural analgesia or intravenous patient-controlled analgesia can decrease phantom limb pain, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. Researchers studied 65 patients who underwent
lower-limb amputation in one of five different analgesic regimens.
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Diabetics step up: Proper foot care is important
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Got diabetes? You're not alone. More than one in 10 U.S. residents age 20 or older has it, says the American Diabetes Association, with 8.3 percent of all Americans having the disease. For anyone with diabetes, it's important to take care of your feet.
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Common running injuries: 6 injuries that can strike
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Kurt Simonsen writes, "I'm what I call a seasonal runner. Not out of desire, but rather necessity and a seemingly endless need for change. I truly love to run, but I have this aversion to bone-chilling
temperatures and the repetitive nature of a gym's treadmill."
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Taking care of your feet
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The ground is white again but at least this time it's not snow, merely petals saying goodbye to spring and hello to summer. So cast off the boots and break out the flip flops, but before you do there are some things you should know.
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