A “Nightmare on Elm Street” aptly sums up how many O&P providers feel about managed care contracting. Previous articles explored “rate shopping” and strategies for opening closed provider panels. Here,
Joe Sansone I once hired a cocky young warehouseman at a pay rate of $11 per hour. He progressed through the ranks and, with a year’s experience under his belt,
It’s June 2001, and I’m standing on the production floor of the Toyota Car Company in Toyota City, Japan. I’m awestruck at the level of organization I see at every
Patricia Metcalf, Orthotist/CMF, A Fitting Image, demonstrates placement of a breast form in a swimsuit to Mildred Holtz, mastectomy patient. Every three minutes a case of breast cancer is diagnosed;
I’m unable to recall the title of a 1930s movie in which a terminally ill young bride, with perhaps only a few months to live, put on such a brave
Robert Gailey, PhD, PT The biomechanics of amputee running is an interesting area that is useful in clinical application. With prosthetic developments such as the Flex-Sprint and C-Sprint designs permitting
When we posed this question, we were deluged with responses from orthotists, prosthetists, physical therapists, and practitioners who are both certified prosthetists/orthotists and physical therapists. This article includes views from
