Jonathan Moore DPM, MS One out of three adults age 65 and older fall each year. Falls are a silent killer that most podiatrists simply don’t know how to address. Podiatrists can develop a specialty in fall prevention and in doing so benefit both their patients and their practice. There are several of the key Read the full article…
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Being a supplier of Medicare Durable Medical Equipment entails a long list of ever changing deadlines and timeframes. While it may seem difficult to keep track of them all, failure to keep abreast can easily result in claims denials and even exclusion from the program. In order to help suppliers keep fitting and getting paid, Read the full article…
In 2011, many podiatrists were audited by Medicare and had to refund money because rules had changed and many were not aware of the documentation required to fit diabetic shoes. As one famous retailer once said, “An educated consumer is our best customer”. In that spirit I have acquired one of the world’s largest collections Read the full article…
Research studies carried out among the elderly through the years have shown significantly more falls resulting in serious injuries, due to problems with balance. Implementing balance testing and providing foot orthoses’s for elderly patients could prove to potentially decrease the amount of falls and injuries associative with them. With the inclusion of specific balance testing Read the full article…
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Reporting Periods for 2011 For 2011, there are both six-month and 12-month reporting periods available. For claims-based and registry-based reporting, providers may either report from January 1 through December 31, or July 1 through December 31. For EHR-based reporting, providers must report over the course of the 2011 calendar year, that is, January 1 through Read the full article…
