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The Need to Focus on Positive Engagement Around Podiatry Professional Issues
If you really want to do this right, I’m genuinely glad you decided to break away from the old format. For years, there has been far too much negativity surrounding podiatry in those discussions, often driven by individuals who have not actively practiced in decades or who no longer represent the profession in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, that type of commentary creates a distorted picture of what podiatry is today and where it is headed.
What we need is a platform that highlights the many positive developments occurring throughout the profession. There are countless examples of podiatrists taking on leadership roles within hospitals and health systems, becoming department chairs, serving in executive positions, and helping shape the future of patient care. The profession has grown significantly, and opportunities continue to expand in both academic and private practice settings.
—Charles M. Lombardi, DPM, FACFAS
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CA Podiatrist Cited in Track & Field News
Amol Saxena, DPM, MPH, was recognized as the surgeon for Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a recent edition of Track & Field News, after the two-time Olympic gold medalist toed the line for his first race six months after Achilles surgery in the European Championships
Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000-meter race on August 10, his 4th straight gold, and has won a record 15 straight European Championships. He underwent Achilles surgery in Palo Alto, California, this past February after dealing with the symptoms for over a year. He stayed locally for a month after the procedure so his training could be closely monitored using shockwave and a micro-gravity treadmill. Ingebrigtsen also joined Saxena's alma mater Gunn High School's team for one of his first runs outside and signed autographs to the joy of over 100 teenagers. Read more about the runner’s accomplishments below.
Cybersecurity Gaps That Could Cost You
3. Segment your network so one breach is not every breach
Flat networks are why a single infected front-desk computer can take down an entire practice. Segmentation divides your network into zones so that a compromise in one does not open the rest. Keep clinical systems, billing, guest Wi-Fi and connected medical devices on separate segments, and require credentials to move between them. Guest and patient Wi-Fi should never share a network with anything that touches ePHI.
The same logic applies to the growing pile of internet-connected devices in a modern practice, from printers to smart thermostats, each of which is a potential entry point. The proposed rule calls for network segmentation by name. Even a basic split between "systems with patient data" and "everything else" shrinks the blast radius of an attack considerably.
Source: Keith A. Reynolds, Physicians Practice
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How to Cut Patient No-Shows
10. Offer a telehealth option when the visit allows
Some patients miss appointments for reasons that have nothing to do with the visit itself. Transportation, work schedules, childcare and long drives all get between a patient and your waiting room. For visits that do not require hands-on care, a virtual option removes those barriers entirely.
Studies during the shift to virtual care found notably lower no-show rates for telehealth visits than for in-office ones, in part because there is simply less that can go wrong on the way. You do not need to move everything online. Offering telehealth for follow-ups, medication checks and results reviews gives patients who would otherwise cancel a way to keep the appointment from wherever they are.
Source: Keith A. Reynolds, Physicians Practice
From the Magazine:
Information Overload
As artificial intelligence (AI) inserts itself into all walks of life, podiatry is no exception. The difficulty for DPMs is knowing where and how to start. Fortunately, an emerging class of AI scribe technologies are providing ways for podiatrists to adopt these new tools to improve one of the most fundamental aspects of their work: capturing everything that’s discussed with patients in the exam room.
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From Frustration to Satisfaction—Part 2
In part 1 of this article, which ran in our June/July 2026 issue, the author outlined how building consistent phone practices in your office is essential to the success of your business.
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RE: Is US Healthcare Already Mostly Socialized?
Paul Krugman’s article on US healthcare being mostly socialized is just a rehash of Medicare for All. Sure, 100 million Americans are covered by health insurance from our government, at least in part by subsidized insurance programs. But pushing for complete socialized medicine and destroying our present competitive system is not the answer. Why would you cite this author and this article for your podiatry readers? There's a reason he is no longer with the NY Times. He's got an agenda, and I don't think he has any business in the Podiatry Management publication. Our present healthcare system is a mixture of private and public coverage and it needs tweaking, but not more taxpayer subsidies. Our public plans cover the elderly (Medicare), the poor (Medicaid), the military and veterans (via Tricare and the VA), for children in need (CHIPS), and for students and temporary unemployed and people transitioning between jobs (via ACA Marketplace, extended parent or guardian plans through age 26, and student health insurance). Krugman should stick with his tariff trade expertise and his criticism of Scott Bessent’s policies (although I personally agree with Mr. Bessent’s trade policies).
—James J DiResta DPM, MPH
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The Power of PEMF for Podiatry
This technology, well-known for healing fractures, can also be a valuable tool for reducing inflammation and pain.
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