April 2005
The O&P EDGE
edit post Independent Networks: Leveling the Playing Field by Jim Andreassen, Catherine Griffin April 1, 2005 In a competitive environment, small O&P companies have often found it advantageous to join
Independent Networks: Leveling the Playing Field
Jim Andreassen, Catherine Griffin
In a competitive environment, small O&P companies have often found it advantageous to join forces to gain more strength relative to large national and regional entities. Two such networks–OPGA, which
Kiwi: An RRD Innovation
Miki Fairley
The Kiwi, New Zealand’s famed flightless bird, walks around all day. Since he wants amputees likewise to be able to walk around all day, Wallis W.T. Farraday, CP, who also
Flo-Tech: Expanding Options
Miki Fairley
Robert Brown, CPO, FAAOP, went to an amputee’s home, in 1993, to cast and measure a patient for a preparatory prosthesis. As hospitals usually did then, the hospital had sent
ACPOC/Academy Meeting Opens New Dimension
Janet Marshall, CPO, LPO
The big event of the year in the O&P industry is being held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort as the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) joins forces with the American
President’s Message: Introducing The Academy Today
Tonja Randolph
The O&P EDGE debuted at the Academy meeting three years ago. We believed then as we do today, that the industry needed a strong, independent, industry-specific publication that provides high-quality,
CMS Proposes Wheelchair Codes
The O&P EDGE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released draft coverage criteria for power wheelchairs and scooters, as well as new codes, to ensure proper payment. To better reflect
US-ISPO Conference Provides Much Food for Thought
The O&P EDGE
John Fisk, MD, (far left), moderates with a panel, Rob Kistenberg, CP; Steen Jensen, MD; Rob Horvath, and Robert Gailey, PT. The first-ever conference held by the US Member Society
O&P Aids Animals
Meredy Fullen
Welcome to the Creature Care Department “One can measure the greatness and moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.” Mahatma Gandhi My mother taught
Saddam’s Palace Basement Becomes O&P Lab
Rachel Monserrate
Throughout the war in Iraq, media attention has been focused on military operations, and the impact on daily life has often been forgotten. In that war-torn nation, the medical system
