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The Challenges And Rewards Of Establishing A Diabetic Foot Program In Haiti

11/20/2012

There are times in your life when you know you are a part of something important, something that has the potential to be significant. These are the events that give meaning and depth to life. I recently had such an experience. I knew even...

There are times in your life...

11/20/2012

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Cutting Down On Wait Times Without Sacrificing Quality

10/17/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Medicine is a volume business. In order to have a financially thriving practice, clinicians need to see more patients. More patients equal more revenue. This is a dirty little truth that anyone in medicine knows but is very reluctant to talk...

Medicine is a volume business....

10/17/2012

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Are You Taking The Easy Way Out With The Weil Osteotomy?

09/18/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

There are a few procedures in our podiatric arsenal that we tend to overuse. I find the procedural volume of the Weil osteotomy particularly perplexing. I do not understand any central ray elevation or shortening osteotomy either. In most...

There are a few procedures in...

09/18/2012

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Can An Adjunctive Akin Give You That Perfection You Are Looking For In Bunion Surgeries?

08/17/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

There are some procedures that unfairly get a “bad” reputation. This is usually due to overuse or prior misuse. The Akin procedure is one such procedure and many have used the term “cheater Akin.” This is a case in which a practitioner...

There are some procedures that...

08/17/2012

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Getting What You Deserve After Residency Graduation

07/18/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

This July, podiatric residency graduates are transitioning from comfort and protection into the world of student loans, angry patients, indifferent staff, long hours, mountains of paperwork, unjust malpractice laws, malicious malpractice...

This July, podiatric residency...

07/18/2012

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Supporting Our DPM Congressional Candidates: Just Do It

06/15/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

During this election year, podiatrists across the United States have an unprecedented opportunity to have representation in Congress. We must act now and change our paradigm from expecting others to do the heavy lifting for us. You must...

During this election year,...

06/15/2012

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Should Podiatric Physicians Monitor HBOT?

05/16/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

“First do no harm.” Many often refer incorrectly to this phrase as part of the Hippocratic Oath. (In fact, the quote is “to do good or to do no harm.”) This phrase actually comes from the Hippocratic writing Epidemics. The meaning of this...

“First do no harm.” Many often...

05/16/2012

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My Top 10 Essential Podiatric Textbooks

04/20/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

I love books — both hard copy and digital. I can get lost in a bookstore for hours. My love of books prompted me to put together a list of my top 10 podiatric textbooks. In no particular order, I consider these essential to any podiatric...

I love books — both hard copy...

04/20/2012

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Fighting For Subtalar Arthroereisis Insurance Coverage

03/15/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Insurance companies are up there on my list of least favorites along with malpractice attorneys, plaintiff professional expert witnesses and foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons who initiate lawsuits against podiatrists. I have written about...

Insurance companies are up there...

03/15/2012

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How State Associations Can Eliminate `Plaintiff Shills` In Malpractice Cases

02/20/2012

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

One of the most overlooked components of malpractice is the role of the expert witness. I have written about this in a previous blog, “Should Courtrooms Bar ‘Hired Guns’ As Expert Witnesses in Malpractice Cases?” (see...

One of the most overlooked...

02/20/2012

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