PM News –April 27, 2006 #2,566 Editor-Barry Block, DPM, JD
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---------PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS--------
Pedicures are "Relatively Safe" Except for
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Proper sanitation rests on more than sterilizing or
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"I think that's people's biggest fear" with
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Still, she added, "it's not unusual" for her to
see patients with
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These can require two to six months of treatment. So Warner
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---------MEDICARE NEWS ------------
New Rule Will Require Periodic Enrollment ReCertification
A final rule published in the April 21 Federal Register
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Source: Report on Medicare Compliance [4/24/06]
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Query: Carrier Denied Apligraf Application
Our Medicare carrier has determined to withhold payments to
podiatrists for the application of Apligraf, asserting that
this is
a service only to be reimbursed when performed by orthopedic
surgeons. This is obviously prejudicial and likely unlawful.
Where
do we go from here?
Allen Jacobs, DPM, St. Louis, MO
Response: Do you have any written evidence of this
(explanation of
benefit reason; letter from the carrier, site posted
bulletin,
etc.)?
I would bring this up immediately to your CAC rep, state
association, and APMA. Medicare carriers cannot discriminate
payment
among provider types. This needs to be addressed promptly.
Tony Poggio, DPM, Alameda, CA
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-----RESPONSES / COMMENTS------------
RE: Request for Questions for New PM Dermatology Column
Dear Colleagues,
Our esteemed editor, Barry Block, DPM JD, has asked me if I
would be
interested in contributing a regular podiatric dermatology
column to
the pages of Podiatry Management. After much thought, and
because I
have really enjoyed professional writing, I have decided
that such a
feature in Podiatry Management may be just the vehicle I
have been
looking for. This publication has become first-rate and most
colleagues tell me they read it cover to cover. I know I
certainly
do. Second, this publication is noted not only for its
sharing of
knowledge, but for its delivery of controversy and dialogue
as well,
which you may have noticed, compels me often to add my two
cents on
PM News.
To that end, I will be introducing a new column entitled
"Issues in
Podiatric Dermatology," wherein I will pick a set of
topics that are
germane to the everyday practice of podiatric medicine and
surgery.
There will be didactic information. There will be offers to
you to
have your difficult cases shared and presented with specific
teaching points. I will accept dermatologic questions
forwarded to
me to be answered in the column. If I do not know the
answer, I will
invite other noted experts to share their knowledge. And
there will
also be controversy, as I will try as hard as I can to get
us
talking dermatology. Your comments are always welcome.
Bryan C. Markinson, DPM, New York, NY,
Bryan.Markinsonmsnyuhealth.org
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ASSOCIATE POSITION – RICHMOND, VA AREA
Partnership possible after two years. Two office practice.
Palliation; biomechanics/orthotics; woundcare;
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preferred.
Send CV to: Dr. Marc Jay Pinsky; 9550 Midlothian Turnpike;
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PRACTICE FOR SALE - NEW YORK
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rearfoot) is important. facne11aol.com, give evening
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