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Social determinants of health are the socioeconomic and environmental conditions under which people live, and psychosocial needs focus on how the interaction of those kinds of influences affect people’s feelings and behaviors. “If their psychosocial needs are not addressed, we don’t know if their outcomes with that prosthesis are going to be optimal,” Mona...
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Social determinants of health are the socioeconomic and environmental conditions under which people live, and psychosocial needs focus on how...
Three types of leadership were classified in the 1930s by psychologist Kurt Lewin, PhD, and colleagues: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire....
Photograph by MART PRODUCTION from Pexels. The goal for many people with lower-limb amputations is to ambulate confidently with their...
The Real Cost of Change Getting this part right takes workflow discipline, clinician training, and modest technology investment—none of which...
When comparing data between men and women, women: Wait longer to receive a prosthesis1 Are successfully fitted with a prosthesis...
The authors of the American College of Physicians (ACP) paper began by citing a source from 1999 that said the...
Value-based care (VBC) has become the buzz phrase in every healthcare strategy meeting. CMS, payers, and consultants all promise better...
In today’s O&P practices, understanding the billing and reimbursement environment cannot be limited to administrative employees. Every employee must grasp...
For a limited time, you can read Sears’ article, “How to Develop a New Body-Powered Terminal Device: A Story of...
Photographs courtesy of Nike. Dephy founders, CEO Luke Mooney, PhD, and CTO Jean-François Duval, MS, founded the company in 2015....
From the outside, leadership can look like freedom—calling the shots, setting the direction, being “in charge.” On the inside, it...
As a clinician or an administrative worker in an O&P practice, your primary focus is on doing the work that...
Last year the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) began implementing changes to the residency requirements in the...
Wine Reveals the Heart of Man The Greek poet Alcaeus wrote, “Wine reveals the heart of man.” He was talking...
