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The spring seminar season is
here again. Next week the Midwest Podiatry
Conference will take place in Chicago, and for the
first time will include the ASPMA Annual Meeting.
At the same time, Washington State's WSPMA and
WSPMAA will meet in Seattle. These meetings
are always a great source of learning, a place to
see new products, a chance to greet old friends
and make new ones, and a wonderful opportunity for
networking. This week the "Positions Wanted" section of the FootZine Networking page is included here. Next time we will include the "Positions Available". If you aren't in need of new staff yourself, maybe you know someone (who may know someone) who is? If your state or regional association has an upcoming meeting with an assistants' program, please email me the details and I'll be happy to pass the information along. Several upcoming seminars are posted on the FootZine Calendar page at this link: http://www.footzine.com/FZ_4.htm ~ Gayle *_* "An optimist is the human personification of spring. " - Susan J. Bissonette *_*
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From: Maggie
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Networking
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I am relocating to Bend, OR,
and would love to know if anyone is hiring in this
area. I have 10 years experience as back
office and I have my Oregon xray license. I
will be fully relocated Feb. 05. I LOVE my
work and hope to be fortunate enough to continue
in my new location.Positions Wanted My email is wapenaz@aol.com if anyone has a lead for me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. *_* *_* I’m an experienced Podiatric MA seeking to work in the Snohomish County area. I have both back and front office experience and am available for part-time right now and could work into full-time. Thank You, Colleen Cooley Ccooley817@aol.com (360) 862-8028 *_* *_* I am a Board Certified, State licensed Pedorthist, living in east coast of Florida. I am trying to find a Podiatrist to work with, could you recommend a web site or Physician looking to add to his practice this particular service. Thank You. Yours Sincerely, Althea POWELLJAMAL@aol.com *_* *_* Esther Espinoza is a podiatric medical assistant who lives in Silverdale and is looking for a full-time permanent position. She has worked with me for over one year in my former practice in San Antonio, TX, and has moved here to Washington with her husband. She has worked front office and back office and is very energetic and friendly. If anyone in the Silverdale and surrounding area is looking to hire, please contact Ms. Espinoza at 360-697-5726 or myself for more information. Thank you. John Hoy, DPM Seattle, WA 206-682-8741 *_* *_* Hello Gayle, I live in Bergen County, NJ and am searching for a full time position in a podiatry office. I have 19 years experience in the field. For the past 12 years I held the position of Office Mgr in a two physician practice. My expertise lies in billing and collection in addition to developing and running a smooth teamlike office staff. I have had offers from other physicians, but if possible, would enjoy staying with podiatry. I am proficient in Medisoft and Sammy as well as internet, Word, etc. Thank you for your time. Susan Doerner suzyq1225@aol.com (201) 391-4682 Notices of positions wanted or positions available, as well as other "classified" information, are welcome. They are posted at the FootZine web site's Networking page. Have a look at http://www.footzine.com/FZ_6.htm
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Feeture Article
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The Question (Edited for
relevance):Crystal-Clear Coding Q & A by Rick Horsman, DPM, and Scott Schroeder, DPM I have a question from my practice manager. It is concerning benign lesions such as verrucae. If it is excised but no sutures are used, do you use the 17000 codes or is there another code that can be used? Thanks, Gayle. Sue Dissinger The Question (Follow-up): I should have added - can you use an excision code like 11420? Sue Dissinger The Answer: Excision with suturing involves CPT 1142X series. Excising without suturing is shaving, billed via CPT 11305 series. "Excision" via destruction (cautery, lazer, etc) is the 17000 series Rick Horsman, DPM Olympia, WA Crystal-Clear Coding tips are posted on the FootZine web site on this page: http://www.footzine.com/FZ_C.htm *_* "An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April; we pay it back with golden interest five months later." - Winston Churchill *_* Just a reminder that tomorrow night - or Sunday morning - we need to set our clocks ahead ("Spring forward") for Daylight Saving Time. I have to say that I agree with Benjamin Franklin's theory that if the sun is going to wake you up early anyway, you might as well adjust the clocks and work with it. Franklin first proposed the idea in his 1784 essay, "An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light", while he was the American delegate in Paris. Being of a very frugal nature, he focused on how many tons of candles people could save by doing more during daylight. He even suggested that church bells "and, if necessary, cannon" be used to wake up the citizens and get them going about their business. As for me, the alarm clock works! With your "extra" time, feel free to write. If not an essay, a simpler question, answer or comment will be fine!
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