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Physicians Practice
In the current landscape of high deductible health plans as well as under- and uninsured patients, the timely collection of patient balances is a significant challenge for practices struggling to maintain revenues.
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Lower Extremity Review
Single-leg standing heel-rise test performance one year after Achilles tendon rupture is associated with the long-term recovery of ankle biomechanics, according to research from Gothenburg, Sweden. The findings may have implications for rehabilitation after Achilles injury, particularly with regard to relatively demanding activities such as jumping.
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ScienceDaily
The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research. More than half the patients in the research study did not see their ulcer heal over a year — and one in seven had to have part or all of their foot amputated.
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Simon Fraser University
People whose jobs require standing all day have a greater risk of plantar foot pain. Researchers at SFU’s Surrey campus are working with WorkSafeBC and Kintec, a Surrey-based footwear and custom orthotics company, to develop a new insole that will differentiate worker’s weight-bearing behavior. The research is aimed at better understanding whether standing is a risk factor for foot pain.
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Podiatry Today
Taking a look at four patients, these authors review the complications of the Syme’s amputation, focusing on additional pre-op criteria for success, intraoperative modifications to the technique, and post-op prosthetic considerations.
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Podiatry Management
In caring for diabetic foot ulcer
patients, we must be thorough
and accurate with our coding,
compliance, and documentation.
There are more codes
and more detailed codes with ICD-10
than what we had with ICD-9. Thorough
documentation is necessary to
support our coding, appropriately
manage risk, and provide a complete
medical record for our patients.
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Podiatry Today
Richard Blake DPM writes: A patient recently contacted me two and a half years after injuring the flexor hallucis longus tendon where it meets the sesamoid. He developed nerve pain as a result. The tendon eventually healed but the patient still felt different kinds of nerve pain and continuing piriformis muscle pain, ranging from mild to severe.
Two months ago, the patient developed an “intense tension” in the right foot, very close to the Achilles tendon when walking.
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ACFAOM
An ACFAOM Certified Clinical Podiatric Medical Assistant (CCPMA) can perform routine nail care, pre-treatment foot exams, collect client health information correctly, set up a sterile field and much more. Click here for additional information about the CCPMA qualification and its potential value for your practice.
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Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Bone loss and destruction due to diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) and osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle is a challenging clinical condition when lower extremity preservation is considered.
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