Month: March 2012

To prepare the field for long-term growth, O&P research must become the responsibility of the entire profession.

Knowing the cost of O&P processes will put the industry on top for the economic rebound. It feels like the global economic crisis is parked at our front door. The good news is O&P is still a strong industry and…

The champions of AOPA’s Protect Initiatives highlight their goals for the future of the O&P profession. The end of the year always causes people to reflect. They take stock of good qualities, and bad, and promise to accomplish more in…

A simple office makeover can make your business more efficient and more marketable. by Elizabeth Mansfield Take a good look around your office. When was the last time it was painted or the carpets were cleaned – or replaced for…

The Amputee Coalition has designated April as Limb Loss Awareness Month. More than 2 million Americans are living with limb loss, and that number is expected to double by 2050 unless changes are made to increase public awareness about limb…

PrimeFare Network announced that its PrimeFare West Regional Scientific Symposium will be held in Denver in 2013. The event has been held in Salt Lake City since 2004. Attendance and exhibitor numbers remained steady at this year’s symposium, held Feb.…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE) issued an audit report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on March 8 that showed the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) overpaid for veterans’ prosthetic limbs in 2010.…

Bidding for the Round 2 and national mail-order competitions for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program will end on Friday, March 30 at 8:59 p.m. EST. All bids must be submitted through the online bidding…