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An ACFAOM Certified Clinical Podiatric Medical Assistant (CCPMA) can perform routine nail care, pre-treatment foot exams, collect client health information correctly, setup 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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Warren S. Joseph, DPM, FIDSA, will be the featured guest on tonight's Meet the Masters audio-conference (at 9 p.m. ET) with host, and former ACFAOM president, Bret Ribotsky, DPM, FACFAOM. He will share their experiences as wound care experts and take questions live. To register for this FREE weekly, and unique, learning experience that will give you additional insights into the profession's past and future CLICK HERE.
Podiatry Management
All in all, the year of ICD-10 implementation went
rather well, don't you
think? Obviously, there were some payer glitches that were for the most part resolved quickly. And there were some Medicare payer glitches specific to
routine foot care coding that didn't.
Given the pre-implementation doom and gloom hype, though, you and your practice survived to fight the next crisis.
So, what were the most common
ICD-10 issues and problems that foot
and ankle practices reported last
year?
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Podiatry Today
Tackling complicated ankle fractures can be a difficult dilemma, which from time to time requires atypical surgical techniques to obtain a perfect repair. In today’s ever changing world, we are seeing more patients with underlying comorbidities, which can lead to difficult management of what would be a routine fracture in a healthy patient. Likewise, with an ever-growing population of people participating in exercise and extreme sports, we also are seeing more devastating comminuted-type fractures of the ankle.
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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
Currently, there are multiple quality and value reporting programs that you may already be engaged in as a Medicare provider. These programs include the Physician Quality Reporting System, Value-Based Modifier program, and the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records Incentive Program.
The MIPS combines the currently independent programs into one to ease our burden. However, MIPS has added a new, never seen before fourth performance category to promote ongoing improvement and innovation to clinical activities on care coordination, beneficiary engagement and patient safety. This fourth program is Clinical Practice Improvement Activities. Let us take a closer look at this program.
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The Guardian
Runners who wear trainers with no cushioning and land on the ball rather than the heel of the foot significantly reduce the risk of injury, according to a study.
Researchers compared how quickly the force acts when runners' feet hit the ground — known as the loading rate — which has been shown to influence injury risk. The study of 29 runners, published in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journal, found significantly lower loading rates for those who wore so-called minimal trainers and landed on the ball of their foot, compared with people in normal running shoes, regardless of whether the latter landed on the heel or ball of the foot.
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HealthDay News
As temperatures tumble and women switch from sandals to closed-toe shoes, bunions can be a real pain, experts say.
Bunions are bony bumps on the joint at the base of the big toe. Their cause is unclear but they develop over time. To prevent these problems, women should avoid high-heeled shoes and other styles that crowd the toes together, St. Louis podiatrist Dr. Karl Collins advised.
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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Offloading devices for diabetic foot ulcers generally restrict exercise. In addition to traditional health benefits, exercise could benefit DFU by increasing blood flow and acting as thermotherapy. This study functionally evaluated a cycling cleat designed for forefoot DFU.
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Physicians Practice
The end of the year is a great time for physicians to review practice operations and policies and assess what's being done well, what can be improved, and where priorities for next year lie. Reducing overhead and improving collections are no doubt high on that list. But don't overlook the importance of managing risks — here are five that we find, all too often, are unaddressed in practices
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Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on wound healing and metabolic status in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed among 60 patients with grade 3 DFU according to "Wagner-Meggitt's" criteria. Participants were randomly divided into two groups (each 30 participants) and received either 50,000IU vitamin D supplements every 2weeks for 12weeks (group A) or placebo (group B). Fasting blood samples were taken at study baseline and after 12-week intervention to determine related markers.
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