O&P Goes to Washington
In Frank Capra's 1939 blockbuster hit Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Jefferson Smith, played by Jimmy Stewart, is sent to...
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Patients Are Key to Educating Congress on Diabetic Foot Care Reimbursement
Many professional orthotists and prosthetists spend time engaging their elected representatives in Washington DC on issues impacting reimbursement for diabetic...
Read moreDetailsKazynski and Filippis Named to Competitive Bidding Committee
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced September 24 the names of 21 nominees who were selected as...
Read moreDetailsHIPAA Security and the Organizational Safeguards
In the last article, we covered the Security Rule standards categories of administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards. These...
Read moreDetailsMedicare Bill a ‘Mixed Bag’ for O&P
The landmark Medicare reform and prescription drug bill passed by the Senate November 25 is a "mixed bag" for O&P,...
Read moreDetailsHIPAA Security and the Technical Safegaurds
In the last article we covered the physical safeguard standards and have technical safeguards and organizational safeguards remaining. In this...
Read moreDetailsHIPAA Security and the Physical Safeguards
Jay Masci, PMP In the last article, we went through the final administrative safeguards. Now we are moving on to...
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In the last article, we discussed the first four administrative safeguard standards in detail. In this article, we will cover...
Read moreDetailsNegReg Crashes: Why? O&P’s Battle Continues
The Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM or NegReg) Committee on Special Payment Provisions for Prosthetics and Certain Custom-Fabricated Orthotics participated in nine...
Read moreDetailsO&P: Failing To Protect ‘Qualified’ Status through Licensure?
Pursuant to the federal statute, Section 427 of BIPA 2000, a qualified practitioner is defined as: A physician, a qualified...
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