edit post Deepening Professional Understanding through Volunteerism by The O&P EDGE July 2, 2014 Four of my classmates from Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC), Chicago, Illinois, and I recently volunteered
Learning to laminate with a resin that you haven’t used before can be intimidating and confusing because there are a lot of unknowns about what you can and can’t do
Technological advances and improvements in prosthetic sockets have progressed considerably in the last two decades. However, when it comes to designing and producing a comfortable device that can be made
Four of my classmates from Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC), Chicago, Illinois, and I recently volunteered at Advanced O&P Solutions, Hickory Hills, Illinois, with the Range of Motion Project (ROMP).
Following the recommendation of the PDAC, Endolite has been working with CMS to establish a new code that adequately describes the function of the élan microprocessor foot system. In a
Green strategies and lean principles enable your O&P facility to provide a healthier, more cheerful, and safer environment for your patients and employees while helping our planet. Plus, these initiatives
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has been receiving significant media coverage, but the jury is still out on the effect of this technology on the O&P industry. The verdict may
What makes an in-house fabrication laboratory or a central fabrication facility shine—making it truly a “fab lab”? One way to measure an ideal lab or central fabrication facility is in
THERE’S NO QUESTION THAT TECHNICIANS ARE INVALUABLE TO THE O&P PROFESSION. “If you can’t make a product, you can’t sell anything,” says Tony Wickman, CTPO, CEO of Freedom Fabrication, Havana,
This article is the second of a two-article series that examines ways that may help O&P practitioners limit Medicare audit risk and denials. As noted in part one of this
