Nobody picks a bad EHR on purpose. You picked the one that made sense at the time, and for a while it did the job. The problem is that podiatry has changed a lot in the last few years, and a lot of systems have not changed with it. Coding got more complicated. AI went from a gimmick to something that actually writes your note. Payers are moving to electronic prior authorization. And your vendor's answer to all of it has been a price increase and a new logo.
Most podiatry practices lose money in Q4 the same way every year. Not through one big mistake, but through a dozen small ones that all come due at the same time: aging claims nobody worked, patient balances that roll into a new deductible year, and coding changes that never made it into the system.
The Importance of Patient Engagement: Why They - And You - Need It
Learn why patient engagement is a necessity and how you can master it within your practice.
The 54th Annual Goldfarb Clinical Conference runs Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 8, 2026 at a new venue this year, the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue. It is in person only, there is no virtual option, and full participation earns up to 30 CME credits across the Act 124 and Act 31 trainings, the APMA Coding Seminar, the Risk Management Update, and the Friday through Sunday clinical lectures.
Most podiatry practices do not have a billing problem. They have a workflow problem that shows up in billing. Revenue leaks quietly out of the cycle at a dozen different points between the moment a patient calls to schedule and the moment a payment posts to the account. Each leak looks small in isolation. A missing insurance verification step here. An unsigned encounter note there. A modifier that did not carry through from the clinical record to the claim. Individually, none of those errors feel catastrophic. Collectively, they explain why many podiatry practices collect significantly less than they are owed.
Let's start with where podiatry coding and reimbursement stand now that 2026 is well underway, and what the proposed 2027 fee schedule means for your practice.
Every software vendor now says it has AI. For a podiatry practice, the real question is simpler: where does it save time or money this week? Here's where AI is paying off for podiatry practices today, and what to ask before you pay extra for it.
Medical Billing / RCM | Podiatry
Podiatry billing has its own set of traps. Routine foot care rules, nail debridement documentation, orthotics criteria and a heavy Medicare patient mix all make it easy to lose money on claims that should have been paid. This guide covers where podiatry claims go wrong, what's changing in the fee schedule, and when it makes sense to bring in outside help.
Practice Management | Podiatry
Effective podiatric practice management is essential to running a successful and efficient podiatry span> clinic. It involves handling administrative tasks, patient scheduling, billing, and managing medical records, among other responsibilities.