Good Morning Colleagues,
I’ve been asked to sub for a friend while he’s on vacation, but I recall reading last year that this is no longer an option in O&P. I remember reading that a practitioner must be an employee of the company where the pt is seen &/or the insurer is billed for service. Is this still the case?
On a side note: Anyone ever hear of providing a defintive TT socket to a pt who has worn his preparatory for 9months…the socket didn’t fit so the “practitioner” told the pt “I made it a size smaller b/c your limb will shrink & the socket will last you longer.” ?!!!? The guy took receipt & a yr later the socket still doesn’t fit.
Amazing.
Thank you & Happy New Year, All.
Rick
Rick Milen, CPO, PTA
NEXSTEP, Inc.
Prosthetic Specialists
West Lawn, PA
www.iwalknexstep.com
