December 2018
The O&P EDGE
edit post Becky Piper: Get Back Up Eight Times by Betta Ferrendelli December 1, 2018 Piper crosses the finish line in disbelief as she finishes her first Ironman triathlon. Piper
Academy Society Spotlight: Behavioral Sciences in Clinical Practice
John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
In 2017, Richard Thaler, PhD, an economist from the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize for Economic Science for his work in behavioral economics. His research challenged traditional economic
Becky Piper: Get Back Up Eight Times
Betta Ferrendelli
Piper crosses the finish line in disbelief as she finishes her first Ironman triathlon. The tattoo on Becky Piper’s left forearm reads Relentless Forward Progress. She got the tattoo as
Billing and Collections Q&A – December 2018
Lisa Lake-Salmon Executive Vice President, Acc-Q-Data Inc.
Billing for O&P devices seems to get more complicated by the day. Count on Got FAQs? to help answer your toughest questions. This month’s column includes information on modifier codes
CAF, SDTC Mark 25 Years
Betta Ferrendelli
Exclusive live coverage from The O&P EDGE. More than 250 people from as far away as Japan, Norway, Sweden, and Haiti, and as young as four years old attended the Skills
Collaboration and Conflict in Interdisciplinary Teams
John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
One chilly December day about 12 years into my career as a prosthetist, I received a call from a physical therapist who was working with a patient who needed a
Critical Developments at the VA Impact the O&P Community
NAAOP
Within the past year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has altered or has announced its intention to alter the provision of O&P care to our nation’s veterans. Although
In Support of a Unified O&P
Matt Perkins
Eighteen years ago, I exhibited at my first tradeshow with Coyote Design. We were at the Western and Midwestern Orthotic and Prosthetic Association meeting in Reno, Nevada. The show,
It’s All in Your Perspective
ANDREA SPRIDGEN
As we enter December, I greet the month with excitement—I love the sights, scents, and sounds the holiday season brings. But for others it’s just another month, or conversely,
One Step at a Time
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
How would you describe the average activity level of your prosthetic patients? Active? Inactive? Sedentary? In an era of smartphone-based pedometry, daily step counts are available across a range of
