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ACFAOM
ACFAOM non-members can save $50 by registering by the early bird deadline for the 2016 Annual Clinical Conference, June 24-26, in Savannah Georgia. Registration is FREE for ACFAOM members and very reasonable for non-members. Special 2016 savings discounts have been coordinated for GPMA members and Federal DPMs as well. Click here to view all your registration options.
ACFAOM 2016 will be held June 24-26 at the luxurious Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Georgia, and plenty of time has been scheduled for sightseeing in this charming and historic Southern city.
The education program is focused on what the office-based podiatrist needs to know and is presented in an interactive manner using real clinical cases. No boring lectures! You will be an engaged learner; the best form of adult education. A guaranteed highlight will be a 3-hour debate on the different approaches/theories used to create custom foot orthoses. This is a 'hot button' issue, and three experts (Drs. Phillips, Fuller, and Glaser) will not only present the theory of their preferred approach (Root vs Tissue Stress vs MASS) but they also will show how it works for real clinical cases. In one session all your questions will be answered! Sessions on Arthritis, Diabetic Foot, Non-Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain, Trauma Complications, Healthcare Audits (10% PICA premium discount), ICD-10 and Billing & Coding for 2016, will give a boost to your practice, both clinically and economically.
For more details about the program and the hotel, and to register, click here.
Medical Xpress
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is a family of inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system, affecting approximately one in 2,500 Americans. Its most common iteration, CMT1, comes in many forms, most of which have to date been linked to a small set of causative genes. New research from the department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently spanned the globe to uncover a new genetic cause of CMT1. Their findings are published online this week in Brain.
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Podiatry Today
A recent study in Diabetes Care casts doubt on the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for reducing amputation risk in patients with diabetes although several physicians disagree with that assessment.
The prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial included patients with diabetes who had foot lesions for at least four weeks. The treatment group had 30 daily HBOT treatments of 90 minutes each, breathing oxygen at 244 kPa. In the sham group, 13 of 54 patients met the criteria for major amputation while 11 of 49 in the HBOT group met that criteria, according to the study.
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Orthopedics Today
A walking cast frame used for lower limb immobilization helped substantially reduce transmission of force through the foot during weight-bearing compared to a Sarmiento cast above the knee and a standard below-the-knee cast, based on study results presented here.
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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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Lower Extremity Review
In a recent editorial in The Lancet Diabetes-Endocrinology, Lipsky and colleagues wrote that diabetic foot disease "...is not a one doctor disease — it demands multidisciplinary care. Furthermore, as a notoriously unglamorous problem, the disease depends on dedicated clinicians working together in a team of healthcare providers to care for a complex patient — a scenario some disparage, but we relish."
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U.S. News & World Report
Diabetes is a multifaceted disease that, if not managed properly, can affect different parts of your body – such as your eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and even your feet.
Problems with the feet are some of the most common complications of diabetes, and approximately 15 to 25 percent of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer at some point during their lifetime.
The good news is that with proper medical treatment, many diabetic foot ulcers can heal without any major interventions or amputation.
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Podiatry Management
Two significant areas of
concern to patients are: 1)
How quickly will I be able
to access a doctor when I
have an "emergency"? and
2) How much time will I spend waiting
once I arrive at the doctor's office?
Being aware of and proactively
dealing with these two issues related
to "time" can provide a medical practice
with strategic advantage. Many
doctors recognize this need and refer
to same day access and short waits
as "magnets for attracting new patients."
If your practice is seeking to
attract new patients, or retain existing
ones, addressing these two patient
concerns should be a significant
part of your focus.
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Podiatry Today
Over the years, there have been many names for plantar plate tears, including crossover toe deformity, hammertoe, metatarsalgia, predislocation syndrome and metatarsophalangeal joint instability. This is mainly due to the lack of understanding and appropriate workup of this common problem.
The main cause of the problem seems to be an abnormally high level of pressure on the associated MPJ region, resulting in strain and subsequent tear to the plantar plate region.
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Nalfon® (fenoprofen calcium) Capsules are a prescription Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug with over 40 years of clinician use and in excess of 37 million prescriptions. Click Here to print off an instant coupon and your patients will pay only $12 for a month’s supply.
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Cerner Ambulatory Practice Management
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Specialty Practice Management is a complete front- and back-office solution that offers a rapid return on your investment and improved satisfaction among your staff. Practices with 10 or fewer providers turn to this comprehensive solution to manage self-pay accounts and eliminate the common mistakes that prevent or delay insurance reimbursement.
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By Catherine Iste
 Jodi Lasher, a nurse, was terminated after she failed to notify anyone that she needed to take measures to address her approved Family and Medical Leave Act accommodation for her persistent migraines. In short, she fell asleep in an unused patient room and neglected her duties to monitor fetal heart rates in the labor and delivery department in which she worked. This case provides illustrates a number of HR and management challenges.
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CareCredit, a healthcare credit card, enables you to help more patients by providing a convenient financial resource to pay for rising deductibles and copays. With CareCredit, practices can minimize the cost and time of billing and get paid in two business days. Call 800-300-3046 (option 5) or visit www.carecredit.com. MORE
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The Foot
Ankle and foot fractures are amongst the most common injuries, and patterns may vary from primary care set up to tertiary hospitals. Severe foot injuries are projected to have significantly worse outcomes and surgical delays are thought to alter prognosis.
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