Jeff A. Hall

Combination Therapy: Should We See It More In Podiatric Clinical Trials?

01/03/2006

Given the ongoing emphasis toward incorporating more evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry, there has been a noticeable increase of published clinical trials in the peer-reviewed podiatry literature. For example, in the...

Given the ongoing emphasis...

01/03/2006

Podiatry Today

Looking For Justice In The Malpractice Arena

05/03/2003

Jeff A. Hall ;

Would I want justice if I underwent an amputation procedure that was later deemed to be unnecessary? You bet. Do I think this kind of clinical situation happens on a routine basis? Hardly. However, you wouldn’t know it by the seemingly...

Would I want justice if I...

05/03/2003

Podiatry Today

Cigna Settlement: A Call To Political Action?

02/03/2005

Jeff A. Hall ;

$11,550,000. That is the settlement fund that DPMs and other specialty care providers will be able to draw from after enduring years of billing disputes with Cigna Healthcare. In December, the insurer decided to settle a national class...

$11,550,000. That is the...

02/03/2005

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Understanding The Changing Face Of Diabetes

07/03/2002

Jeff A. Hall ;

New figures from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) continue to cast a sobering view on treating diabetes in the years to come. Now there are 17 million Americans who have the disease and nearly six million of them are unaware they have...

New figures from the Centers For...

07/03/2002

Podiatry Today

Reexamining The Fundamentals In Treating Plantar Fasciitis (Or Plantar Fasciosis)

11/03/2006

Jeff A. Hall ;

When we put our editorial calendar together each year, one of the struggles is putting together an entire theme issue of fresh perspectives on heel pain. It is one of the most common conditions that DPMs see in practice and plantar...

When we put our editorial...

11/03/2006

Podiatry Today

Evidence-Based Medicine: A Worthwhile Investment?

04/03/2004

Jeff A. Hall ;

Prove it. Well, it’s easier said than done when it comes to evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry. In the Diabetes Watch column this month, guest columnist Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, tackles the issue of open amputations versus closed...

Prove it. Well, it’s easier said...

04/03/2004

Podiatry Today

Diabetes And Obesity: An Alarmingly Prevalent Combination

12/03/2005

Jeff A. Hall ;

Despite the increased awareness of diabetes in recent years and its potentially devastating complications, the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a grim portrait of the effort to curtail and...

Despite the increased...

12/03/2005

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Unlocking The Door To A National Scope Of Practice

04/03/2003

Jeff A. Hall ;

Is it time for a national scope of practice in podiatry? Individual state laws prevail for now, but disparities between them raise eyebrows, not to mention the legal challenges. Are politics getting in the way of DPMs being able to provide...

Is it time for a national scope...

04/03/2003

Podiatry Today

Are We Shortchanging The Family History?

01/03/2005

Jeff A. Hall ;

What happens when a patient’s family history falls through the cracks? A leading podiatric educator recalls an incident that happened early in his practice. A patient underwent extensive ankle surgery and had a myocardial infarction on the...

What happens when a patient’s...

01/03/2005

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Are Docs Getting Too Cozy With Drug Companies?

06/03/2002

Jeff A. Hall ;

Sometimes, it’s the subtle comment that gives you pause. Shortly after giving a lecture at a recent conference, a DPM found out that a particular company had sponsored the series of lectures he had participated in and he expressed regret. “If...

Sometimes, it’s the subtle...

06/03/2002

Podiatry Today