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Medicare and O&P Need Consistent Guidelines
After inconsistent and unclear Medicare audits of some of our claims for custom-fitted LSO codes L-0637 and L-0650, I think...
Read moreDetailsOne Man’s Thoughts About Prosthesis Covers and Cosmesis
I’m not in the O&P business. I’m a transfemoral amputee, and I have some thoughts for the profession about the...
Read moreDetailsUnite the Clans!
O&P has always reminded me of the movie Braveheart. There are small, medium, and large clans that all want to...
Read moreDetailsA Call for Cranial Remolding Specialist Education
Being a practitioner specializing in the treatment of deformational plagiocephaly brachycephaly, I wanted to better understand the level of training/knowledge/education...
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Supporting Your Patients Beyond Their Devices
As allied healthcare professionals, many of us joined the profession with the goal of helping others. O&P is a unique...
Read moreDetailsCould the New Sepsis Drug Have Saved My Sister’s Life?
My sister, Shari, died of sepsis and multiple organ failure on February 12, 2013. She was 54 years old. Shari’s...
Read moreDetailsThe Jaws of Death
About ten years ago, at a local chapter meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, I saw a...
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English/Spanish Resource Will Enhance Communication
While attending college at the University of Hartford, I earned a bachelor's degree in health sciences, a Master of...
Read moreDetailsBest Practices for Cranial Remolding Follow-up
To optimize scheduling in our clinic, I set out to predict the number of cranial remolding orthosis (CRO) adjustments we...
Read moreDetailsInaccuracies in O&P Education Program Comparisons
In May 2021, The O&P EDGE published "A Comparative Study of the 2020 Entrance Requirements for O&P Master's Programs," which may have...
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