Better Business

Minerva Studio/stock.adobe.com Every other year the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) collects data on O&P companies and O&P wages. This allows for tracking of patterns and comparing compensation across...

We have all been feeling the squeeze of inflation lately. It seems like each month this year inflation was higher than analysts expected.1 Essential expenses are taking more of our...

As a kid, I remember working on projects in my dad’s workshop. I was always trying to build, invent, or fix something. When I was frustrated with my work, I...

Prosthetics, unlike most areas of healthcare, is not reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis. Rather, prosthetics is reimbursed per product. Whether a practitioner sees a patient two times or twelve times,...

Whether to enhance your academic status, expand your knowledge of O&P, or just provide an additional service to your patients, becoming an O&P expert witness can be an adjunct to...

Image: peshkova/stock.adobe.com Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is not new nor is it hype: It promises gains in product optimization, as well as cost and waste reduction. While it has...

Consumer behavior around the globe has shifted significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many organizations have been forced to shift toward the Amazon model of catering to their...

  Introduction First and foremost, you are not alone. This is probably the most encouraging statement I can provide for those that have experienced workplace bullying, mobbing, or harassment. According...

More than two decades ago, Barry Smith, president and CEO of Lloyds Capital, sold his first O&P facility for $168,000. He sold his second one a short time later for...

Step inside an O&P practice these days and it will look and feel much different than it did at the beginning of the year. In the era of COVID-19, experts...