The P&O profession is somewhat unique among the allied healthcare disciplines in that our efforts can be reduced by some to the provision of devices rather than the provision of medical services. As eager as we are to distance ourselves from the labels of vendor and durable medical equipment, the fact that we ultimately provide a tangible product in the form of an orthosis or a prosthesis can create the misconception that our services are limited to devices. In many ways, the differences between our devices and our healthcare services are found in our commitment to an outcome. When an outcome is identified at the initiation of treatment and obtained through the course of treatment, then the devices we provide are rightly seen as the means to a larger, more important end.
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