
July 2017
edit post Why Educated Technicians Are Critical to the Future of O&P Care and How Your Contribution Matters by Betta Ferrendelli December 27, 2020 ABOUT THE HOPE CAREERS CONSORTIUM
edit post Why Educated Technicians Are Critical to the Future of O&P Care and How Your Contribution Matters by Betta Ferrendelli December 27, 2020 ABOUT THE HOPE CAREERS CONSORTIUM
For four days, about 2,000 O&P clinicians and technicians, physicians, physical and occupational therapists, pedorthists and podiatrists, rehabilitation engineers, and other allied healthcare providers from 106 countries met in Cape
ABOUT THE HOPE CAREERS CONSORTIUM In 2013, the HOPE Careers Consortium, which includes Century College, Spokane Falls Community College, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Baker College – Flint, and
This year, my wife and I decided it was time for a change of scenery. So, when I was hired by another company, we packed our camper, loaded our children, two dogs,
Policy Forum, the annual legislative update and advocacy event conducted by the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), was held May 24- 25. With the broader healthcare debate on Capitol Hill and across the country, more
Significant developments related to Medicare audits and appeals occurred this spring that impact all providers of Medicare services, including O&P practitioners and suppliers. Three issues that most directly involved O&P were: the announcement—and subsequent rescission, after coordinated objection from the O&P profession—of
June 9, 1953, may have started as a normal day in Worcester, Massachusetts, but it didn’t end that way. Diane Bisnette was seven years old, and she remembers the events of the
The philosopher Heraclitus’ oft-referenced theory that change is the only constant in life seems to be particularly true in the O&P profession where adaptability is essential. In this issue, we explore the ways
The O&P EDGE 2017 Salary Survey launched in June and will remain open through July. The survey is open to orthotic, prosthetic, pedorthic, and post-mastectomy professionals, and O&P residents who
I woke up with great expectations, excited to see some long-time friends from the profession, obtain clarification on billing and coding questions that come up in the office, and meet some new
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