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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Complications from diabetes mellitus including major lower extremity amputation may have significant impact on a patient's mortality. This study determined what impact the addition of a limb salvage and diabetic foot program involving podiatry had at an academic institution over 16 years by analyzing high-low amputation ratio data.
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ACFAOM
Join us for ACFAOM’s next free, members-only webinar on Monday, May 15, from 7:00-8:00 PM EDT, "Coding & Billing: What You Need to Know for 2017." With every new year, there are changes and new information a podiatric office must stay abreast on. Medical coding is no different. For 2017, there have been some significant CPT changes, a number of ICD-10 changes, and a change with certain issues that Medicare has moved to the top of the list to audit for inappropriate billing. Find out what is new for 2017 from Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC, FACFAOM. Register today for the May 15th webinar!
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ACFAOM
Right to left, Drs. Spencer, Evans, Stavosky and Geller.
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On Friday April 28, ACFAOM members participated in the annual "Board Review Course". To our knowledge this was the first review course focused on preparation for both the ABPM as well as the ABFAS examinations. ACFAOM Fellows who participated included: Drs. Scott Spencer, James Stavosky, and Daniel Evans on Biomechanics, the ABPM Board Process, and Bone Tumors respectively.
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Podiatry Today
Jodi Schoenhaus Gold DPM writes:
"When an artist sits with a blank canvas, the first stroke of the brush sets the trajectory for the outcome of the piece. The same is true when deciding on surgical incision placement. From the start of the case and for the rest of the patient's life, the incision shapes the path for the entire outcome.
Although there are many benefits of minimally invasive surgery, I have found minimal indications for it in my practice. Maybe a digit procedure, an exostectomy and other minor procedures benefit from this concept as it provides less tissue damage and a less visible scar. It is also a surgical marketing tool."
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Degrees in health disciplines need a balance of theoretical knowledge and sufficient clinical practice to meet registration requirements, in particular those requiring specialist skills such as the use of scalpels and other small instruments, such as podiatry. However, despite this requirement there is a scarcity of literature and research to inform teaching of these particular manual clinical skills. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine the current approaches being used to teach manual skills, in particular scalpel skills, in university podiatry programs in Australia and New Zealand, and to explore what issues, challenges and innovations exist.
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Lower Extremity Review
Lateral ankle sprains are the most common athletic injury and account for more than 7 percent of all injuries reported in collegiate sports. Repetitive sprain can lead to an increased risk of ankle joint osteoarthritis and to a debilitating condition known as chronic ankle instability. CAI is characterized by episodes of "giving way," is associated with poorer quality of life than in those who have never sprained their ankle, and is difficult to manage for the sports medicine clinician. There is no consensus on the exact causes of CAI, however, multiple factors are thought to contribute.
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Podiatry Today
Larry Huppin DPM writes:
"I had a colleague call me as he was having a problem with a 9-year-old patient’s parents. The child presented with calcaneal apophysitis and a rather severe pes planus foot type. The treating podiatrist prescribed a pediatric flatfoot pathology specific orthosis and dispensed the device. The parent and child returned two weeks later, stating that all symptoms were resolved and they wanted a second pair. The doctor ordered a second pair."
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The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
Acute ruptures of the Achilles tendon are a common injury, and debate has continued in published studies on how best to treat these injuries. Specifically, controversy exists regarding the surgical approaches for Achilles tendon repair when one considers percutaneous versus open repair.
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By Christina Thielst
 Telemedicine and telehealth services have been connecting patients and providers who aren't sitting in front of each other for many years. The trend has been picking up speed in more recent years as some encounters leverage the internet and go virtual to contact their physicians or submit monitoring data. Now, more patients are using telemedicine to obtain a second opinion from specialists and subspecialists without having to travel into a larger city, or across the country.
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Physicians Practice
Brand Barney consults organizations on HIPAA compliance all over the world. He says there is a universal truth regarding healthcare organizations when trying to keep patient data secure. "Your staff members are your biggest weakness," says Barney, a security analyst at Orem, Utah-based SecurityMetrics, which provides HIPAA compliance solutions to practices and other healthcare organizations.
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