John H. McCord, DPM

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Staying Claim-Free During The Malpractice `Crisis`

06/03/2002

I received a letter last week about another crisis approaching podiatry. The letter was from my insurance company and it warned that premiums were going up because of the malpractice crisis. In my mind, malpractice isn’t a crisis until I...

I received a letter last week...

06/03/2002

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Rethinking The Notion Of Dual Degrees

06/03/2005

John H. McCord , DPM;

I consider myself a general podiatrist. I took a PSR-12 residency, which was the gold standard for post-graduate podiatric training in the 1970s. Now a PSR-12 will hardly get you a license. Podiatry has evolved during the past 30 years and...

I consider myself a general...

06/03/2005

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Electronic Health Record Software: A Boon For Efficiency Or Gateway To Fraudulent Shortcuts?

11/26/2008

John H. McCord , DPM;

I like gadgets. My Blackberry is linked to my GPS so I can talk to the map while I am driving my fuel sipping Prius. Seminars have always been a challenge to me because all the new medical gadgets are on display and for sale in the exhibit...

I like gadgets. My Blackberry...

11/26/2008

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Raising Expectations By Reforming Residency Programs

04/03/2003

John H. McCord , DPM;

I was pleased to learn the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) has declared a moratorium on one-year podiatric residency training programs that will take effect in 2008. Twelve months is simply not enough time to prepare young DPMs...

I was pleased to learn the...

04/03/2003

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Did You Hear The One About The Bigoted Patient?

06/03/2006

John H. McCord , DPM;

The current paranoid hysteria of our country toward protecting our borders from illegal aliens, mainly those of color, has caused the revisit of an abscess on our national soul. Racial and ethnic slurs and jokes are back. Following the civil...

The current paranoid hysteria of...

06/03/2006

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How Online Patient Feedback Can Be A Tool For Improvement

01/30/2012

John H. McCord , DPM;

The online web sites where patients can write comments about doctors and rate them would only seem fair if doctors had a web site where they could rate patients. The HIPAA laws stand in the way of that equitable solution.

The online web sites where...

01/30/2012

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Should We Add `MD` To Our Credentials

09/03/2004

John H. McCord , DPM;

I’ve been too busy during the past 29 years trying to become a good podiatrist to worry about whether I should also be a MD. The old question of whether DPMs should also become MDs has been trotted out recently by another publication. Many of...

I’ve been too busy during the...

09/03/2004

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When Planning Ahead Pays Off

08/03/2007

John H. McCord , DPM;

All of life’s issues seem open for discussion in the doctor’s lounge. There is a pot of coffee going, a TV and a couple of computer terminals with eBay blocked. I have enjoyed visiting with my colleagues and sharing our struggles with...

All of life’s issues seem open...

08/03/2007

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Navigating Appropriate Boundaries When Patients Ask You To Be Their Trusted Physician

12/20/2013

John H. McCord , DPM;

Many podiatrists now refer to themselves as physicians. I guess the word physician is a little more dignified than simply calling ourselves foot doctors or podiatrists. I have always preferred to call myself a podiatrist so I wouldn’t have to...

Many podiatrists now refer to...

12/20/2013

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A Change Of Heart Over Pre-Op Exams

08/03/2002

John H. McCord , DPM;

Nothing in podiatry school prepared me for my least favorite task in residency training, the complete preoperative history and physical examination. I chose podiatry partly because of the emotional and physical distance it afforded me with...

Nothing in podiatry school...

08/03/2002

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