Dr. Barry C. Blass This is Me

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1. 1. How To Detect And Treat Tinea Pedis

   www.podiatrytoday.com/article/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/27/2008   Last Visited: 5/27/2008

   - By Barry Blass, DPM
   
   Drawing from over 30 years of clinical experience, this author shares his insights on treating the highly common condition of tinea pedis, and emphasizes the importance of patient education in preventing recurrence.
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   Dr. Blass is in private practice in Tampa, Fla.He is on the Credentials Committee of the University Community Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and is a regular lecturer with the Florida Podiatric Medical Association.

2. 2. Foot Care Center of Tampa - Dr. Barry C. Blass - Podiatrist Foot Specialist

   www.footcarecenteroftampa.com/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/29/2006   Last Visited: 9/24/2007

   Who is Dr. Blass?
   
   Dr. Blass was born in New York. His father was a podiatrist and therefore Podiatry was one of his earliest childhood recollections. His college degree was obtained from New York University with a major in Psychology. He then went to the New York College of Podiatric Medicine where he
   
   graduated cum laude. His residency program was a rotational program through approximately 6 different institutions in and around New York City. Following his residency program he made the move to Florida.
   
   He has been practicing in Tampa, Florida at the same location since 1974. He served as chairman of the executive committee of the Hillsborough County March of Dimes. In 2006 Dr. Blass and his wife Wendy will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The same year will also witness the entrance of their son Andrew into college. An accomplished swimmer and scuba diver, Andrew also enjoys music and the responsibility of his part-time work as a lifeguard for the city of Tampa, and as an assistant chef.
   
   Dr. Blass is proud to be a regular lecturer for the Florida Podiatric Medical Association. He has also served as a consultant to a number of insurance companies as well as the Department of Health for the State of Florida. However, his greatest love has always been private practice.
   
   Dr. Blass has a somewhat unique approach to private practice. He believes that too much of medicine today relies on a doctor simply telling a patient the necessary care and expecting the patient to accept his recommendations. Dr. Blass prefers to spend time with new patients explaining their condition to them. If there are a variety of options for treatment, he is more than happy to discuss them. Patient's who come with their ideas of treatment whether obtained from other patients or from the internet are more than welcome to discuss their information. Dr. Blass' office always tries to run on time, as we believe that your time is valuable. Through 30+ years of practice this has perhaps resulted in treating fewer patients, however, each patient is given the time they require to discuss and treat their foot conditions.
   
   Dr. Blass maintains privileges at both the Tampa Bay Surgery Center and University Community Hospital. In addition, there are facilities in office to provide both diagnosis and treatment to patients with minimal amounts of referrals. However, Dr. Blass remains well connected in the medical community so that if the patient's condition requires more extensive care, the best possible providers will be available. Dr. Blass is exceptionally proud of his staff and they are equally dedicated to providing the same level of care to the patient.
   
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3. 3. Foot Care Center of Tampa - Dr. Barry C. Blass - Podiatrist Foot Specialist

   www.footcarecenteroftampa.com/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/29/2006   Last Visited: 9/24/2007

   In addition to the private practice of podiatry, Dr. Blass has been proud to serve as a consultant to a variety of organizations. He became known during a period of changing coding and documentation requirements, as an individual with a knowledge of standard of care and the necessary medical record documentation needed to support both proper care of the patient and correct billing of services rendered.
   
   For years he served as a consultant to the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (now the Department of Health). His work consisted of record review and reporting to the licensing board of Florida as to the quality and standard of care of physicians under review.
   
   For years he has performed similar services for review organizations, working with insurance companies in reviewing patient records to determine necessity of care and the relation between foot conditions and injury, such as worker's compensation and automobile liability. There are at least three review organizations actively using his services.
   
   His exposure in this review activity led to requests from multiple legal firms in the business of defending physicians on malpractice or licensing actions. Dr. Blass has built a reputation of fair and dependable record review performed rapidly and at reasonable expense.
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   Dr. Blass is a regular lecturer both to small groups and large meetings. He is on the speaker's bureau of Pedinol (a drug company providing products primarily for podiatry, pediatrics, and dermatology). He lectures yearly for the Florida Podiatric Medical Association with audiences consisting of both doctors and podiatry assistants. He has also had the honor of nationwide lecturing, including the American Podiatric Medical Association, National Association of Medical Coders, Georgia, California, and New York Podiatric Medical Associations, and the American Association of Podiatric Medical Assistants. Topics have been varied, from the seriousness of biohazardous waste, to the hosting of a mock game show: "Modifier Jeopardy". He has also lectured to non-podiatry audiences, including hospital nursing staff and groups of individuals interested in foot care. With a combination of valuable information and entertaining delivery, he continues to appear on meeting programs.
   
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