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Recognizing and Testing Telehealth Models in Oncology Care First

02/09/2021

In this blog, Tom Valuck, MD, JD, and colleagues explore ways for CMS to incorporate telehealth in oncology alternative payment models.

In this blog, Tom Valuck, MD,...

02/09/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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What Is the Defining Moment in Your Wound Care Career?

02/08/2021

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

At some point in the adventure that can also be referred to as your career in medicine, it became apparent to you that you had found your niche. I’ve long held the opinion that wound care finds you as much as you find it. When I entered...

At some point in the adventure...

02/08/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

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Questioning The Etiology Of Plantar Warts During The COVID-19 Pandemic

02/05/2021

Erika Schwartz , DPM, FACFAS;

It is now 11 months since my region of the country shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are so many things that have changed significantly in our day-to-day life. My daughter hasn’t set foot inside of her school while my son...

It is now 11 months since my...

02/05/2021

Podiatry Today

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Could An Emerging Adjunct Measure Of Diabetic Neuropathy Be Found In The Eyes?

02/04/2021

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

A recent publication in Nature Scientific Reports exhibits important work from our longtime SALSA-migo, Rayaz Malik, MBChB, PhD, and team.1 In the study, which involved 19 patients with diabetes and 19 healthy control subjects, the authors...

A recent publication in Nature...

02/04/2021

Podiatry Today

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Assessing The Role of Primary Ankle Arthrodesis In An Arthroplasty World

02/03/2021

Kelly Pirozzi , DPM, FACFAS;

Total ankle arthroplasty has become more prevalent through the years and has changed our outlook and approach to end-stage ankle arthritis. Advances in technology as well as as surgeon skill sets made outcomes more reproducible and aided in...

Total ankle arthroplasty has...

02/03/2021

Podiatry Today

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Workflow Strategy Snapshots: Fresh Focus for the New Year

02/02/2021

Cathy Thomas Hess , BSN, RN, CWCN, CWOCN;

Kicking off any new year allows us to pause and reflect on the previous year’s actions and results. When you work within wound care, perhaps your first action this year was to review your schedule of patients to ensure they were provided the...

Kicking off any new year allows...

02/02/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

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A Tip of the Hat to Medical School Applicants: Chipping Away at Stigma

02/02/2021

BLOG: I’m often tasked with interviewing a specific group of medical school applicants, the ones who openly write that they have suffered from mental health symptoms in the past.

BLOG: I’m often tasked with...

02/02/2021

Psych Congress Network

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Can Proactive Value-Based Care And ACOs Have An Impact On Amputation Prevention?

01/28/2021

Mark Hinkes , DPM, FACFAS, FAPWCA, DABFAS;

In many countries, there is a single payer system, in which the government pays the cost of health care and the providers are on salary. In this model, there is no billing as providers merely provide the services mandated by the government...

In many countries, there is a...

01/28/2021

Podiatry Today

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Dr. Edward Kaftarian Weighs in on “Zoom Fatigue”

01/27/2021

After months of remote working arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may be experiencing “Zoom fatigue."

After months of remote working...

01/27/2021

Psych Congress Network

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Could A Classic Treatment For Gout Represent A Breakthrough For Patients With COVID-19?

01/27/2021

Adam L. Isaac , DPM, FACFAS;

Could a new treatment for reducing COVID-19-related complications actually come in the form of a very old medication clinicians commonly use to treat gout?

Could a new treatment for...

01/27/2021

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