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The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - PECOS Delayed Until April 5, 2010
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The American Association for Homecare (AAH) has released a Grassroots Action Alert announcing the delay of the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) policy until April 5, 2010. The alert appears in edited form below:
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - ABC Welcomes Three New Board Members; Retires Three
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Following the retirement of three board members on November 30, the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) will welcome three new members to its board of directors. ...
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - Shriners Study Effectiveness of AIS Bracing
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According to Shriners Hospitals for Children, as many as .5 percent of children develop scoliosis severe enough to warrant treatment, and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects up to four percent of children—particularly girls—who are between the ages of ten and 16.
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - Fed May Guarantee IT Loans to O&P Businesses
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A major element of the national healthcare-reform legislation now being considered in Congress is the introduction of health-information technologies, particularly those that support portable electronic health records (EHRs). ...
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - Doty Named ABC Board President
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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) has announced the appointment of its board of directors’ new president, Donald Deane Doty Jr., CPO.
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - Carroll Receives USSA Distinguished Service Award
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Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, vice president of prosthetics, Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Bethesda, Maryland, has been awarded a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) by the United States Sports Academy (USSA). ...
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press: New Study: Sprinting Prostheses Don’t Give Unfair Advantage
New Study: Sprinting Prostheses Don’t Give Unfair Advantage | November 11, 2009 | The O&P EDGE | oan
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New data released by a team of experts provide further evidence suggesting that amputees using running-specific prostheses have no overall biomechanical advantages when running at top speeds compared to able-bodied sprinters. ...
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - NAAOP: Healthcare Reform Bills Have Mixed Bag for O&P
NAAOP: Healthcare Reform Bills Have Mixed Bag for O&P | November 10, 2009 | The O&P EDGE | oandp.com
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The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released the following statement regarding healthcare reform:
The O&P EDGE Hot off the Press - ABC Publishes Pedorthic Exam Self-Assessment Checklist
ABC Publishes Pedorthic Exam Self-Assessment Checklist | November 6, 2009 | The O&P EDGE | oandp.com
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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) has published its new Pedorthic Exam Candidate Self Assessment Checklist.
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - PECOS Policy Could Bring Denials in January
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O&P businesses are receiving warnings from CMS due to a major Medicare policy change that could bring denials based upon the prescribing provider's Medicare status.
The O&P EDGE
Check your mailbox for the November issue of The O&P EDGE.
Feature stories include:
> Getting a Grip on Peripheral Neuropathy
> First Steps: Orthoses for the Pediatric Foot and Ankle
> Charcot Foot: A Case Study
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - ABC Publishes Practice Analysis of Orthotic and Prosthetic Technicians
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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC), has released the 2009 Practice Analysis of Orthotic and Prosthetic Technicians.
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - PrimeCare Network Changes Ownership
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Effective October 9, 2009, ownership of the PrimeCare Network LLC was transferred from Clint Snell, CPO; Frank Snell, CPO, FAAOP; and Ted Snell, CP, to Cathie Pruitt and Jane Edwards.
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - PrimeCare Seminar Brings Payers, O&P Executives Together
PrimeCare Seminar Brings Payers, O&P Executives Together | October 27, 2009 | The O&P EDGE | oandp.c
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On October 2, the PrimeCare O&P Network launched its first “Initiating Mobility Provider Relations Executives Seminar” (imPRES). Held at the Westin Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, the seminar was an opportunity ...
The O&P EDGE Hot Off the Press - oandp.com Revamps Home Page
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A new version of the oandp.com home page launched October 23. The updated home page brings the popular Hot Off the Press news section back to the forefront, with additional editorial content supplied by The O&P EDGE and other sources featured directly below it.
