June 2013
The O&P EDGE
edit post ACPOC 2013: Professionals Helping Kids Be Kids by The O&P EDGE June 1, 2013 The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting was held April 10-13 at
Billing and Collections Q&A
Lisa Lake-Salmon Executive Vice President, Acc-Q-Data Inc.
Running an O&P facility in today’s landscape of enhanced scrutiny and changing billing requirements can leave even the most seasoned billing professional feeling frustrated. If you have a billing question
An Introduction to the Amputee Coalition
The O&P EDGE
Q: What is the Amputee Coalition? AC: The Amputee Coalition is a nonprofit voluntary health organization that is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for amputees and their families,
ACPOC 2013: Professionals Helping Kids Be Kids
The O&P EDGE
The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting was held April 10-13 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Georgia. About 200 attendees convened to present and evaluate new
Notes from US ISPO
Jon Batzdorff CPO FAAOP
The U.S. Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (US ISPO) is excited to occupy this “corner” in The O&P EDGE to report quarterly on our activities
Standardizing Technology across Rehabilitation: Endolite echelon Stands out in Independent Study
The O&P EDGE
Endolite is setting the standard for rehabilitation with our revolutionary line of hydraulic ankle/feet systems. Our hydraulic ankles help to decrease energy expenditure, encourages equal loading and reduces pain, socket
Perceptions of Amputation: Have They Changed?
Betta Ferrendelli
Christina Skoski, MD, was a teenager when she received her first prosthesis in 1962. It was a crude but serviceable carved wooden leg. She cried. Skoski, a retired anesthesiologist, was
Advocating for Ambulation
Judith Philipps Otto
Encouraging patient involvement may be a key strategy for subverting a coverage crisis. It’s natural. When economic times are tough, consumers hold on to their wallets a little more tightly,
My Story
Kojista Ahmadyar
I wait impatiently behind the fences to pick up my little niece from school. The girls and boys are lined up and ready to leave. The teacher is trying to
Cognitive Compromise: Considerations in Individuals with Lower-limb Amputation
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
Twenty years ago, a rehabilitation team examined the cognitive function of 14 patients with lower-limb amputation secondary to peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and compared its observations against the cognitive performance
