Challenging the Prior Authorization Denial
Before completing a prior authorization request, you should review the insurance company’s website to ensure you submit the correct information....
Adopting 3D Printing in O&P: Moving From Product Development to Service Delivery
A recent study about the slow adoption of 3D printing in O&P had the right data but drew the wrong...
Working Together: The Technician and Clinician Partnership
jozefmicic/stock.adobe.com Michael Johnson, CPO, remembers when he started his O&P practice doing almost everything himself. From seeing clients by day...
Digital Workflows Show Benefits for Clinicians and Patients
Many clinicians can relate to a middle-of-the-night aha moment. You’ve been working for weeks or months to create the best...
Defining “Definitive”: 3D-printed Lower-limb Sockets Meet the Challenge
In recent years, advances in 3D-printed upper-limb prostheses have captured much media attention and popular imagination. But use of the...
CMS Issues New Rules for Prior Authorization Under the Medicare Advantage Program
On April 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that establishes long-sought standards that...
Mechanical Testing of Prosthetic Sockets
Arguably the most important part of a prosthesis is the socket. For many prosthetists, it is where the most care...
Editor’s Note–July 2023
As we all know, O&P care is much more than providing devices, but those devices are a part of that...