December 2009
The O&P EDGE
edit post SPS Achieves Major Goals in 2009 by The O&P EDGE December 16, 2009 Fulfilling its mission to provide the best and broadest selection of O&P products available, SPS
SPS Achieves Major Goals in 2009
The O&P EDGE
Fulfilling its mission to provide the best and broadest selection of O&P products available, SPS ends 2009 having achieved some major goals. During this calendar year, SPS has expanded its
Face to Face: Randy Roberson, CP, LP, CPed, LPed
The O&P EDGE
Randy Roberson admits that over the course of his life’s journey, he has walked both the low road and the high road to get to where he currently stands. The
Where Did All the Time Go?
Michael Carroll
“So much time, and so little to do! Strike that—reverse it.”—Roald Dahl When I first began the St. Petersburg College (SPC) O&P program, I seemed to have a lot of
PECOS Policy Could Bring January Denials
Morgan Stanfield
O&P businesses are receiving warnings from CMS due to a major Medicare policy change that could bring denials based upon the prescriber’s Medicare status. PECOS Overview According to Peter Ashkenaz,
Armed for the Future: DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics Project Nears Completion
Judith Philipps Otto
Harshbarger In an exclusive interview with The O&P EDGE, Stuart Harshbarger discusses how the end game is shaping up for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 Program.
Breaking Barriers with Adaptive Snowsports
Morgan Stanfield
That first day on the mountain, it awoke me again. I had been in a pretty depressed state, but just going down the bunny hill was so exhilarating that I
Videos, Bloggers, PECOS, and Other Big Changes
Tonja Randolph
This has been a year of major changes for both the O&P profession and The O&P EDGE. In my April 2009 Viewpoint, I announced a major redesign of the oandp.com
The San Diego Triathlon Challenge: Growing Without Bounds
Morgan Stanfield
In the 16 years since its inception, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) San Diego Triathlon Challenge (SDTC) has evolved from a single race held for one athlete’s benefit to a
End of Year Parity Update
Dan Ignaszewski
The ACA and its partners continue to make progress on the state and national levels. With the ongoing focus on healthcare reform in Congress, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
