current
Pedor thics
FALL ISSUE
September/October 2017
Volume 49, Issue 5
Features
16 | Are You as Good as Your Customers
Want You to be?
32 | Leading Ladies in Pedorthics - Part 2 -
Teresa Alpert, C.Ped
By Tara A. Mina, C.Ped, RYT
By Tanya Rivers, C.Ped
Your customer service is outstanding, right? Are you
sure?Tanya suggests you take a look at it from a fresh
angle. She tells the tale of a nurse suffering through
12 shifts of pain and turns to internet shopping to save
her feet. Do you write her off or can you help? This is a
unique perspective.
In the second of our on-going series highlighting
influential women in the field of pedorthics, Tara
talks with Teresa Alpert about her career and what
motivates her to be successful.
47 | CMS A5513 Redetermination Project
22 | Standing on the Job
By Christopher Costantini, C.Ped
By Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen DO, FACPh
This one is for us! Ever walk out of an afternoon
long session on the grinder feeling like someone
cast your legs in concrete? Legs cramp up at
night or seem to twitch you awake? Dr. Asbjornsen
how occupations that require long hours on your
feet can make you more susceptible a number of
venous issues.
CMS has made a policy determination regarding
the method of manufacture of devices that can be
submitted for reimbursement under the HCPCS code
A5513. This article lends clarity to the issue at hand.
Use the knowledge you gain here to lobby your local
Senators and Representatives to get CMS to embrace
technology that will benefit millions of patients.
"1 out of 2
women and
1 out of 3
men have
vein problems."
Departments
| From the President
8 | From the Editor
6
10 | Featured Contributiors 52 | Marketplace
14 | PFA News 54 | Products & Services
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