Post by dtt on Feb 22, 2008 16:42:03 GMT
Hi All you FHP's out there
A REMINDER OF AN EARLIER POST I MADE
Now here is the warning.
I have today been contacted by the HSA insurance company who wanted to know my HPC registration number ( which I never bothered putting on my surgery receipts). I guided her to the HPC site and all was resolved, and my receipts now carry my registration #.
She then informed me that some of you are being STUPID enough to give patients receipts on which you are claiming to be chiropodists or podiatrists
The patients will not get their claims met and from what I can gather some of you concerned are going to be made an example of to deter anyone else from being a smart alec and trying the same thing, and I hope they do BTW.
I am sure the HSA are not alone in checking in the insurance industry so there may be more to follow alongside the probable involvement of the legal system.
This will not only damage your standing and perception with the public but will do nothing to help your cause within the foot care industry.
Perhaps any of you that may have been thinking of trying to be the next to try this will read this and think again ??
Remember, SOME of us Pod's are trying to help you.
NONE of us Pod's will condone anyone breaking the law and that is what these people are doing !
You have been warned
Cheers
Derek
A REMINDER OF AN EARLIER POST I MADE
You ( FHP's) the new unregulated sector are apparently advertising yourselves as Chiropodists which is illegal
I'm quite sure some are but I think they are in the minority why ? because there is no need to.
Why take on the law when you can call yourself anything else in the world you want to (nearly ) and remain within the law ?
The object of advertising is to let the public know what you do.
Not hard , you "do feet" you have a qualification to "do feet" you have insurance to "do feet" all as a FHP in your own right.
The clever ones among you (majority ) work out a wording that let the public know they "do feet" without actually using the term chiropodist chiropody or any of the other forbidden words .
We are in a time of change ( again) my most asked question is "what is the difference between a chiropodist and a podiatrist?
I'm quite sure some are but I think they are in the minority why ? because there is no need to.
Why take on the law when you can call yourself anything else in the world you want to (nearly ) and remain within the law ?
The object of advertising is to let the public know what you do.
Not hard , you "do feet" you have a qualification to "do feet" you have insurance to "do feet" all as a FHP in your own right.
The clever ones among you (majority ) work out a wording that let the public know they "do feet" without actually using the term chiropodist chiropody or any of the other forbidden words .
We are in a time of change ( again) my most asked question is "what is the difference between a chiropodist and a podiatrist?
Just remember never do anything in your early professional life that will bit you in the bum later on
Now here is the warning.
I have today been contacted by the HSA insurance company who wanted to know my HPC registration number ( which I never bothered putting on my surgery receipts). I guided her to the HPC site and all was resolved, and my receipts now carry my registration #.
She then informed me that some of you are being STUPID enough to give patients receipts on which you are claiming to be chiropodists or podiatrists
The patients will not get their claims met and from what I can gather some of you concerned are going to be made an example of to deter anyone else from being a smart alec and trying the same thing, and I hope they do BTW.
I am sure the HSA are not alone in checking in the insurance industry so there may be more to follow alongside the probable involvement of the legal system.
This will not only damage your standing and perception with the public but will do nothing to help your cause within the foot care industry.
Perhaps any of you that may have been thinking of trying to be the next to try this will read this and think again ??
Remember, SOME of us Pod's are trying to help you.
NONE of us Pod's will condone anyone breaking the law and that is what these people are doing !
You have been warned
Cheers
Derek