The APMA Podcast serves as another platform for members to receive valuable and exclusive member-only content on a variety of topics. Each individual episode is embedded directly in the APMA website, so members can listen to each episode on the site. Or members can listen on SoundCloud when accessed through the APMA website (a SoundCloud account is required; get the app for Apple and Android devices). Listen to them on the go, at a time that is convenient for you. If there is a topic you would like covered or if you have any feedback on this podcast, we want to hear it; email us at podcast@apma.org. Thanks for listening!
APMA Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) graduates Elizabeth Ansert, DPM; Sara Davidovich, DPM; and Timothy Miller, DPM, discuss their leadership journeys as young physicians. Hear more about the skills they have cultivated so far and the role the ELP has played in helping them excel in this can't-miss episode.
This special episode of the APMA podcast features APMA members Priya Parthasarathy, DPM, and Timothy Miller, DPM in conversation with Bruce Nelson, director of Clinical and Consumer Research and Claims Substantiation at Dr. Scholl’s. Listen along as they discuss the growing need for more proactive approaches to foot health, to include annual foot exams, and how wellness brands like Dr. Scholl’s can help promote this message more broadly.
Note: This podcast episode is generously sponsored by Dr. Scholl’s.
Recorded May 21, 2020
APMA Podcast guests Elizabeth Hewitt, DPM, from Ohio and Sara Karamloo, DPM, from California share their experiences and insight in how they modified their practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen along to hear how they navigated the pandemic and its effects on their practices. This podcast was recorded on May 21, 2020 and may provide helpful tips for keeping your practice open through the final stages of the pandemic. Any information shared in this episode is intended for discussion only, and should not be construed as legal advice.
Recorded April 6, 2020
Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, and Gail Reese, JD, discuss the changes to non-face-to-face services for podiatrists, as well as changes to billing and coding. Please note this podcast was recorded on April 6, 2020, and rules have changed. For more information about foot- and ankle-specific coding issues, please visit www.apma.org/coding.
Recorded April 7, 2020
Chad Appel, JD, and Gail Reese, JD, provide an overview of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), the Emergency EIDL $10,000 cash advance that is part of the main EIDL, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan. They also interview APMA Trustee Brooke Bisbee, DPM, on her direct experience in applying for all of these loans. Please note the podcast was recorded on April 7, 2020, and since then, program availability has changed. For additional information regarding small business financial resources, visit www.apma.org/practicemanagement.
Hosted by APMA Director of Clinical Affairs Dyane Tower, DPM, MPH, MS, and APMA Health Policy and Practice Consultant and Certified Professional Coder Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, the MIPS 2020 podcast covers general questions about the MIPS 2020 Performance Year as well as in-depth information on each of the four MIPS categories.
Luke Kovatch, DPM, residency program director at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, shares insight and advice for students preparing for residency interviews.
The APMA Podcast kicks off with Foot and Ankle Coding. APMA Coding Consultant and Certified Professional Coder Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, covers coding topics such as CPT codes, modifiers, DME, and more in this seven-episode series.
Welcome to the first episode of the APMA Podcast! In this episode, Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, provides an overview of diagnostic (ICD-10) and treatment (CPT) codes, along with the appropriate use of each. Visit www.apma.org/coding for more information including coding news and alerts, webinars, and a scheduled of upcoming coding seminars. Additional resources are also available through the APMA Coding Resource Center.
In this episode, podcast host Dr. Jeffrey Lehrman sits down with Michael King, DPM, APMA past president and former chair of the APMA Coding Committee, to discuss CPT codes.
Dr. Jeffrey Lehrman talks about CMS' National Correct Coding Initiative, otherwise known as CCI. Learn how and when two codes can be used together and whether or not a modifier is necessary.
Podcast host Dr. Jeffey Lehrman discusses modifiers with APMA Past President Ira Kraus, DPM.
Host Dr. Jeffrey Lehrman and guest co-host Coding Committee member Sarah Abshier, DPM, discuss coding compliance and documentation.
Host Dr. Jeffrey Lehrman covers the topic of Evaluation and Management Coding.
Host Dr. Jeffrey Lehrman reviews the importance of maintaining coding and documentation compliance with durable medical equipment, while highlighting ways in which DME can improve the quality of care provided in your practice. Additional information is available for members at www.apma.org/dme.
The APMA Podcast continues with seven episodes dedicated to young physicians, those APMA members who graduated from podiatric medical college in the last 10 years. The episodes were largely recorded by members of the Young Physicians Leadership Panel.
Former APMA Public Heath Fellow Rachel Albright, DPM, MPH, reviews basic concepts in understanding and utilizing medical research.
APMA Young Physician Leadership Panel member Andrew Pavelescu, DPM, highlights the necessary steps to take upon completing residency and beginning practice.
Calvin Rushing, DPM; Dominick Casciato, DPM; and Karim Ead, DPM, discuss physician burnout. See common symptoms of physician burnout.
APMA's student debt expert Paul S. Garrard, founder and president of PGPresents, LLC, discusses tips and tricks for better managing your student debt. Check out additional student debt management resources!
Michael Sganga, DPM; Mark Lindsor, DPM; and Bryon McKenna, DPM, discuss what to consider when joining a large group practice.
Michelle Sparks, DPM, and Dyane Tower, DPM, MPH, MS, discuss the ins and outs of buying an existing practice. Learn more about becoming your own boss!
Podiatric surgeon and Navy Lieutenant Colin Mizuo, DPM, discusses podiatry in the military.
This mini-series of the APMA Podcast features podiatric medical student from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine and former APMA student intern Alisha Joshi as she navigates her externships. Listen now to hear Joshi share what she's learning, along with tips for making the most of your clerkship experience.
Podiatric medical student Alisha Joshi shares her experience in her first month of externships.
Podiatric medical student Alisha Joshi shares her experience in her second month of externships.
Podiatric medical student Alisha Joshi shares her experience in her third month of externships.
Podiatric medical student Alisha Joshi shares her experience in her fourth month of externships.
This mini-series of the APMA Podcast features members of the APMA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee as they share personal stories and discuss the work of the APMA DEI committee.
Listen along to hear Nathaniel George, DPM, and Elizabeth Ansert, DPM discuss how they incorporate the principles of DEI into their practice.