October 2019
The O&P EDGE
edit post Got FAQs? – October 2019 by Lisa Lake October 1, 2019 Billing for O&P services seems to get more complicated by the day. Count on Got FAQs? to
Digitally Designing Prostheses by Collaborative Care: Can Telehealth Work for O&P?
Jeff Erenstone, CPO
According to the Mayo Clinic, telehealth is “the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access health care services remotely….” Telehealth systems are
Editor’s Note – October 2019
Andrea Spridgen
Offering O&P services in the United States has its challenges. It can be easy, however, to forget there are some obstacles most U.S. practitioners never have to face that are
Got FAQs? – October 2019
Lisa Lake
Billing for O&P services seems to get more complicated by the day. Count on Got FAQs? to help answer your toughest questions. This month’s column addresses the circumstances allowed for
Limb Loss and Preservation Registry Provides Insight Into Challenges and Improves Quality of Care
Bill Oldham, Shawn Murphy, and Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE
Despite the significant personal and societal impact associated with limb difference, limb preservation, and limb loss, there is little current evidence on effective clinical practices and technologies in this field. Published research
Nine Years Since the Colombian Peace Process Began: Amputations, Landmines, and NGOs
Jason Rovig, CPO
For decades Colombia has been a country that international organizations were hesitant to invest in, and there was little tourism due to conflicts between guerrillas, paramilitaries, cartels, and the government.
Patients Are the New Payers: Five Best Billing Practices to Engage Them Successfully
Jennifer Leon
Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, more providers have been experiencing a shift in healthcare revenue sources, especially as patient financial responsibility increases. Providers are now seeing
Tony Sobony: Amputation Helps Cancer Survivor Regain Quality of Life
Betta Ferrendelli
Tony Sobony was 19 years old in 1966 and on the fifth day of his new job as a milkman when he was in a car accident in Cleveland that
Toxic Charity: When Doing Good Does Harm
John Brinkmann, MA, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
“Most of us would rather avoid challenging our own motives or pointing out the negative effects of actions we’d rather hold as proof of unmitigated generosity.” – Jonathan M. Katz One of
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