June 2019
The O&P EDGE
edit post Billing and Collections Q&A – June 2019 by Lisa Lake June 1, 2019 Count on Got FAQs? to help answer your toughest billing questions. This month’s column addresses
Billing and Collections Q&A – June 2019
Lisa Lake
Count on Got FAQs? to help answer your toughest billing questions. This month’s column addresses manufacturers’ warranties and the timeframe that insurers have to recoup payments made in error. Q:
Can We Catch Them Before They Fall?
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO
If you conduct a Google search using the term “amputee falls” the first return is a link to a short article on the Amputee Coalition website.1 The article, “Tips
Federal Medicare O&P Legislation Gets a Reboot
Peter Thomas, JD
With the 116th Congress comes the need to reintroduce federal legislation that was not enacted into law in the previous Congress, including legislation to address the ongoing needs of
How Does Gender Impact Medical Encounters?
John Brinkmann, MA, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
There is a riddle that goes something like this: A young man and his father were involved in a motor vehicle accident and both sustained serious injuries. They were
Leann Krayenhagen: Good Turn of Events Help Save Motorcyclist’s Life
Betta Ferrendelli
If serendipitous could be used to describe the day Leann Krayenhagen had a motorcycle accident and nearly lost her life, she might be inclined to use the word. She
Mirror Shock: Viewing Self After Limb Loss
Wyona M. Freysteinson, PhD, MN
After a terrible car accident, Danielle saw her badly burned body and missing lower limbs for weeks while she was in the hospital. When she got home, she caught sight
Prosthetics in Colombia, Part One
Jason Rovig, CPO
AN INTERVIEW WITH COLOMBIA’S ONLY ACTIVE DUTY AMPUTEE On my latest trip to Colombia I had a chance to catch up with Patrolman Carlos Munoz, the only active duty individual
Toe Walking
Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed
Toe walking, although not considered part of the normal development of gait, is seen as a common variant that many children go through. Within the general population of toe walkers,
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