Kevin L. Hines, CPO, clinical manager and partner at Arise Orthotics and Prosthetics, Blaine, Minnesota, volunteered to provide prosthetic care in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, which he says was a “life-changing trip. It was great to provide O&P devices without…the barriers that we all deal with on a day-to-day basis.” Hines has been able to find a silver lining to one of those potential barriers, however. He says that more stringent payer requirements have improved his treatment documentation and prompted him and Arise to gather gait analysis data to support that documentation.
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