Prosthetic Limb LCD: How a Genuine Threat Can Motivate an Entire Field
Photographs courtesy of Ashlie White, NAAOP secretary and social media committee chair. By now, you are likely aware of the...
The O&P EDGE: 2015 Salary Survey
THERE ARE MANY REASONS WE CONDUCT A BIENNIAL SALARY SURVEY AND WHY O&P PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATE It's a way for...
Hiring Family, Friends, and Clients: Pluses and Pitfalls
Family-owned businesses have played a major role in building the O&P industry from its origins as a trade, with craftsmen...
Odds Are…Incidence, Prevalence, and Costs of Commonly Encountered Patient Populations
I grew up in a small town. It was large enough to have its own elementary school but not its...
Coming Together and Reflecting on a Profession
As The O&P EDGE staff began preparing this issue, the profession was anxiously consuming analysis of the testimony given during...
LCD Testimony and Rally Reactions
The following individuals shared their thoughts with The O&P EDGE about the public Open Comment Meeting to discuss the Medicare...
Owen Cole: A Kid Just Being a Kid
Photographs courtesy of Nickie Cole. When you meet five-year-old Owen Cole, his prosthesis is not the first thing you notice....
Billing and Collections Q&A
Denials are difficult to identify and time consuming to appeal. Count on Got FAQs? to help ensure you are using...
BOC Advances O&P Through Collaborative Alliance Endeavors
Price, Michelle Yoon, and Chait at the AOPA Policy Forum. This article continues our series of articles about the Orthotic...
Seven Laws of Metal Work
Almost every time I give an O&P fabrication presentation someone says, "I hate metal work." Because many of the technicians...
