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A letter to the editor is presented asking advice for removing sensitive patient information from an office computer before giving it away.

The article provides an answer to a question of how to bill for a revision plantar tenotomy, conducted within two months of the original procedure.

The article presents an answer to the question of how to best resolve collections of money outstanding from patients who does not want or cannot pay their deductibles and other outstanding bills.

Several letters to the editor are presented which are concerned with whether Doppler imaging is effective in diagnosing acute ischemia in diabetic patients with foot problems.

A letter to the editor is presented asking to what lengths U.S. podiatric practices must go to collect the routine waiver of co-pays and deductibles from health insurance providers.

A letter to the editor is presented from a reader who wants to know the required billing for an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) visit, and the right diagnosis and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding for the EMS visit.

A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with whether podiatry practices can legally charge patients for copies of their medical records.

A letter to the editor and a reply are presented regarding the denied payment for a second Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 17110 or destruction of benign skin lesion.

Several letters to the editor are presented which are concerned with how to best manage a podiatry patient who ordered an ankle brace on line.

Several letters to the editor are presented which are concerned with the treatment of a distal fibula shaft fracture in a podiatry patient.

A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with prior approval for hammertoe surgery which is conducted in a podiatry office.

A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with manuals which cover the U.S. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996.

A letter to the editor and a response to that letter are presented concerning billing and coding for podiatric services provided to a patient under hospice care.