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Exploring the Meaning of Specialized Needs

by Andrea Spridgen
December 5, 2023
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As I reflected on the theme of this month’s issue, “Specialized Needs and Specialized Populations,” I thought a lot about the term “specialized.” After all, as individuals, all O&P patients have specialized needs. That fact is at the heart of the profession’s efforts to educate policymakers and third-party payers-that O&P patient care is specialized and highly individualized. A one-size-fits-all device doesn’t work and neither does a one-size-fits-all approach to patient care.

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