edit post Fair Service: Patient Perspectives by Judith Philipps Otto August 1, 2004 With Medicare and Medicaid cost-cutting, diminished reimbursements from private insurance, and other current dilemmas facing O&P practitioners
Two major organizations at both ends of the spectrum–providers and patients–meet this month. The International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics (ISPO) is holding its 11th World Congress in Hong Kong
Regarding the “Perspective” commentary by Ralph Nobbe, CPO, in the April 2004 issue of The O&P EDGE:Â Not only has the Barr Foundation been following the nationwide trend of benefit
I’m going to break the rules of pacing and suspense, and give away the answer up front: nobody knows why people take unnecessary risks. Not even the risk-takers have a
With Medicare and Medicaid cost-cutting, diminished reimbursements from private insurance, and other current dilemmas facing O&P practitioners and other healthcare professionals, what’s happening to patients? Although many of them are
Technician Alabama Artificial Limb & Orthopedic Service Inc. If you werent in O&P, what would be your next career choice? Chef. What advice would you give a newcomer to O&P?
By Lisa Lake-Salmon Executive Vice President Acc-Q-Data Inc. The future of your practice depends on knowledgeable billing and collection information. Understanding the full aspect of billing guidelines and procedures will
Bertil Allard (right) and his son Peter, the company owners. Sweden has nearly 10 million inhabitants and toutsitself as a country of endless possibilities. Bertil Allard, president and CEO of
One of the most frequent questions that I am asked during an inservice on foot orthotics is: “What kind of casting do you prefer?” I have given inservice presentations to
I’ve never seen an outbreak of bugs that have no name. “They are everywhere,” we are told by a well-armed policeman. “They are crawling all over the woman with the
