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ACFAOM
Today's practice challenges are not the same as those of only a few years ago, but the one recurring frustration that we hear from our members is: How do I attract new patients and get more referrals? Well, ACFAOM is excited to introduce you to a service that can help answer this most important question. And the best part is that this service does 99% of the heavy-lifting. No hassle. No fuss. You are left to concentrate on your current patients, while the service focuses on recruiting more patients, both directly and by referrals. Not having an up-to-date website and the associated social media tools makes a practice look old and tired. Yet to do all of this with office staff is not feasible. So we have been able to negotiate a special fee for ACFAOM members to make this productive tool very affordable. To learn more and watch a 2-minute video go to www.podiatrycontentconnection.com. And take advantage of a Limited Time Special Offer, click on the "Get Started" tab and use Promo Code "ACFAOM".
| | CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLE OF INTEREST |
Foot & Ankle International
The optimal management of Achilles tendon ruptures continues to be a subject of debate in orthopedics. These injuries are common in the active duty military population. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the results of operative and nonoperative management of Achilles tendon ruptures in the active duty military population following the publication of a landmark level I study that has influenced practice patterns.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Functional ankle instability is commonly reported by children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, however, the specific variables associated with FAI remain unknown. An improved understanding of these variables may suggest interventions to improve ankle stability and possibly prevent the long-term complications associated with ankle instability in this population. The aim of this study was to therefore investigate the relationship between FAI and other functional, structural, anthropometric and demographic characteristics in a cross sectional sample of children and adolescents with CMT.
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Podiatry Management
It's an all too common scenario. A patient who has diabetes presents to the podiatrist's office for his/her routine visit. On previous visits, the importance of diabetic foot care and preventive principles was reinforced. You've instructed the patient to use diabetic
foot conditioning cream for severely dry skin, and stressed the importance of diabetic shoes and corrective inserts, encouraging the patient to wear them as much as possible. You asked the patient to inspect his feet at least daily, and urged the patient to call you in-between visits if there are any new concerns or problems. Further,
the patient was encouraged to maintain an appropriate exercise regime, to measure and control blood sugar,
eat an appropriate diet, make appointments for routine medical checks with a diabetologist and/or primary care
physician, eye specialist and any medical providers recommended by the managing healthcare provider.
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PrognoCIS Electronic Health Record (EHR) and services use the latest internet technologies to provide efficient practice management and medical billing, meeting the needs of podiatrists around the country.
Learn why our members say we’re "More Than a Great EHR."
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Podiatry Today
Insertional calcific Achilles tendinosis is an overuse injury that commonly occurs in athletes, particularly those involved in long-distance running (marathons, triathlons), jumping sports, skiing and skating. Patients often describe the pain at the insertion of the Achilles tendon and its insertion into an altered bony configuration of the calcaneus. This condition, which is common among "baby boomer athletes," is typically associated with hypertrophy of the posterior portion of the calcaneus, a prominent posterosuperior angle "calcaneal step," retrocalcaneal bursitis and an insertional traction exostosis with ossification or spurring of the Achilles tendon creating a calcific tendinosis.
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The Huffington Post
It isn't news that heels can really be a pain. But it's interesting to actually see how they can really mess up our feet.
According to Who What Wear, people can feel discomfort with a heel as short as two inches, and even that depends on your body type. Podiatrist Dr. Jackie Sutera tells Who What Wear that "a different body type and arch height, and each woman’s height and stance can uniquely affect how her feet react to heels." So whether you're wearing a kitten heel or a stiletto, your feet can succumb to a lot of pressure.
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Ithaca College
As your cold-weather footwear makes the seasonal migration from the back of your closet to replace summer's flip flops and bare feet, don't underestimate the benefits of padding around naked from the ankles down.
Barefoot activities can greatly improve balance and posture and prevent common injuries like shin splints, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, bursitis and tendonitis in the Achilles tendon, according to Patrick McKeon, a professor in Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
The small, often overlooked muscles in the feet that play a vital but underappreciated role in movement and stability. Their role is similar to that of the core muscles in the abdomen.
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O&P News
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a lower limb prosthesis based on features of the human reflex, which they hope can increase users' balance and improve current prostheses.
"Powered prostheses can help compensate for missing leg muscles, but if amputees are afraid of falling down, they will not use them," Hartmut Geyer, Ph.D., assistant professor of robotics at the university, said in a press release. "Today's prosthe[ses] try to mimic natural leg motion, yet they cannot respond like a healthy human leg would to trips, stumbles and pushes. Our work is motivated by the idea that if we understand how humans control their limbs, we can use those principles to control robotic limbs."
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FiercePracticeManagement
First the bad news: Public trust in U.S. medical leaders has declined sharply over the past half century, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Now the good news: Physicians are uniquely positioned to regain public trust.
While the U.S. ranks near the bottom of the list in terms of patient trust in the country's physicians, when patients are asked about their satisfaction relative to their own medical treatment, the results rank near the top, according to study data. This suggests that while patients in the U.S. generally distrust the overall medical establishment, they continue to trust their own physicians.
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| | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PEARLS FROM AAPPM |
Physicians Practice
This medical doctor started writing down the time she entered and exited an exam room to track patient flow. The data revealed a lot.
This week, my practice started doing door timings. We do these periodically to study patient flow. A spreadsheet is taped to the door and the medical assistant writes down what time they enter and exit the room, followed by the provider writing down entry and exit times. It allows my practice administrator to see how long patients are waiting, how long it takes to room a patient, whether I am chronically behind, and where hang-ups may exist in our patient flow.
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