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New Study Compares Post-Op Complications From Minor Amputations And TMAs To Major Amputations

06/03/2020

David G. Armstrong DPM MD PhD

Excellent work recently from Jupiter and coworkers provides insightful observations on early postoperative complications for transmetatarsal and minor amputations versus major amputations.1

Excellent work recently from...

06/03/2020

Podiatry Today

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Attempting To Master The Art Of Teaching While Treating

06/01/2020

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

My daughter is an elementary school teacher. She teaches several different grade levels but specializes in reading. My admiration for teachers was always high but since she became a teacher, it is off the charts. Over the years, I have tried...

My daughter is an elementary...

06/01/2020

Podiatry Today

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Addressing Lower Extremity Manifestations In Patients With Suspected COVID-19

05/29/2020

Kazu Suzuki DPM CWS

By Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS, Albert Elhiani, DPM, Aasin Tareen, DPM, TIffany Chin, DPM, and Ulyana Kulish, DPM The coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has 5.9 million confirmed cases and 360,000 deaths worldwide at...

By Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS, Albert...

05/29/2020

Podiatry Today

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CrazySocks4Docs, COVID-19, and Hope

05/28/2020

BLOG: We know that isolation is one of the drivers of suicide in doctors. But listening to how doctors are affected in their heroic work on the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic gives me hope that barriers to openly sharing one’s personal...

BLOG: We know that isolation is...

05/28/2020

Psych Congress Network

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Digging in With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

05/27/2020

Dana R. Windsor, MSN, FNP-C

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the most common lower extremity complication of diabetic patients, and can lead to devastating consequences if not managed quickly and effectively.1 It is estimated that DFUs will affect about 15% to 35% of...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are...

05/27/2020

Wound Care

Quality Outlook

Beyond Face Value: Why Indirect Benefits of Cancer Care Matter

05/27/2020

Tom Valuck, MD, JD, and colleagues shed light on the value of indirect benefits of effective cancer care and challenges of measuring such benefits, including insufficient data and patient-focused measures.

Tom Valuck, MD, JD, and...

05/27/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Healthcare Economist

Are Value-Based Agreements the Solution to High Drug Prices?

05/26/2020

Jason Shafrin, PhD, provides commentary on why value-based agreements will likely never make up the majority of drug reimbursement.

Jason Shafrin, PhD, provides...

05/26/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor Insights

A Multistakeholder Look at Today’s New Reality

05/22/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD

Winston Wong, PharmD, examines the shift in the health care industry from the viewpoint of providers, patients, and payers since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling stakeholders to use this reality check to better the health care...

Winston Wong, PharmD, examines...

05/22/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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A Bio on Biofilm

05/20/2020

Seth Snowden, MSN, FNP-C

When bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms are introduced into a wound as a result of contact between the wound and a contaminated source, the microorganisms can begin to take residence.

When bacteria, fungi, and other...

05/20/2020

Wound Care

Healthcare Economist

Payer Perceptions of Genomic Precision Medicine

05/20/2020

Jason Shafrin, PhD

Jason Shafrin, PhD, highlights a study that shows which factors payers consider when evaluating whether to provide coverage for genetic tests as well as how they value these factors.

Jason Shafrin, PhD, highlights a...

05/20/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways