ACPM Fellows are First DPMs to Present ACP
Podiatry had yet to be represented at any
American College of Physicians event... until now.

ACP held its annual meeting in Chicago from April 28 - 30 in Chicago. ACPM Fellows on the podium included...
Dan Evans, DPM, FACPM
Coleen Napolitano, DPM, FACPM
Gina Painter, DPM, FACPM
Javier Cavazos, DPM, FACPM
Brian Lepow, DPM, FACPM
Contact us if you would like for more information regarding their presentations at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting.
Fellows on the Podium
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Please use the poll below to let us know if you will be a faculty member at an upcoming meeting. We will contact you to learn more and remind our Fellows to consider attending the event and to recognize your commitment to contributing to continuing education.
WILL YOU BE LECTURING AT A MEETING SOON?
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No, I have nothing scheduled but am interested to know which Fellows will be.
THIS WEEK'S NEW
EXPERT LECTURE SERIES FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS

Introduction to Coding &
Proper Documentation

Tuesday, May 17th at 8pm EST with
Michael Warshaw, DPM, FACPM, CSFAC, CPC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS

Presentation Learning Objectives
  • NOTE: this presentation is particularly suited for Residents and Students

  • Understand the importance of medical necessity and documentation for appropriate coding and billing
  • Understand the misnomers in billing, coding and reimbursement

  • Understand the documentation requirements for “at-risk,” routine foot care and for mycotic nails in the, otherwise, healthy individual

  • Understand what “surgery” means in billing and coding

Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, FACPM, CSFAC, CPC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS is a practicing podiatrist and a Certified Professional Coder with over 25 years of successful coding, management, and training experience for podiatric practices.
 
His local and national views come from active participation as a practicing podiatrist, having the distinction of being a Certified Professional Coder, and years of serving as a national lecturer concerning coding issues.
 
Dr. Warshaw’s experience is unique and comprehensive. He has had the additional advantage of participating in all facets of the Medicare Appeals Process, including Redeterminations, Reconsiderations, and Administrative Law Judge Hearings, as well as the appeals processes of most commercial insurance companies and state Medicaid programs. Dr. Warshaw has also served as an expert witness in the actual court system, at both the federal and state levels.
 
Dr. Warshaw is also the author of THE Podiatry Coding Manual, a comprehensive coding manual specific for podiatry that is updated on an annual basis.
 
This unique prospective provides Dr. Warshaw with the ability to provide solutions to insurance and coding problems from ‘real world’ experience.
Dr. Warshaw is committed to assist practices in learning to code appropriately, obtain the proper reimbursement, and to avoid the wrath of the carriers by coding and billing in an appropriate fashion.
NOTE: The ACPM Expert Lecture Series is particularly useful for students and residents, however, all ACPM Fellows are invited to join and benefit.
 
CME and/or MOC credits are not provided in the Expert Lecture Series
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ACPM Presents...
Updates in Dermatology: Practical Pearls
This event will feature many of our profession's most noted researchers and key opinion leaders on dermatology of the foot and ankle.

TOPICS INCLUDE
Biopsy
Topical Pharmaceuticals
Nail Conditions
Laser Treatments
Dermoscopy
Skin of Color
Verruca
Venous Disease
Articles Worth Sharing
Some of our favorite articles posted in this week's Foot & Ankle Weekly
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