Current Pedorthics | January-February 2014 | Vol. 46, Issue 1 | Page 43

W hen was the last time you examined your business strategies to see if they emphasize the importance of developing relationships that hold professional trust in the podiatric-pedorthic fields, and achieve compliance with your patients? Having open communication between allied health team members is extremely important in providing quality care. As a practitioner, you must be able to go to your physicians and ask for clarification and discuss options for your mutual patients. When there is this lack of communication and understanding, it is usually what ends up burning bridges in the business. This is why it is so important to always review “The Do’s and Don’ts” when interacting with physicians and patients. Many podiatrists may view pedorth