CHICAGO —Betsy K. Harcz, a career navigator for Baker College of Flint’s orthotic and prosthetic technology program, said she loves O&P because it combines two of her passions: helping people and the opportunity to work with her hands. “The opportunity…
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Viglianti: O&P offers ability to improve patients’ lives
CHICAGO —Scott Viglianti, president of WBC Industries, said he gains satisfaction from improving patients’ lives. “I love O&P, [and] with my products, I am able to see what I can do to help people’s lives,” Viglianti said at the American…
Plew: Helping patients makes you feel good
CHICAGO — At the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, Dennis Plew, CO, of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said he loves O&P for the process of creating devices and improving patient…
Friddle’s Orthopedic announces distribution agreement with Extremiti 3D
Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc. announced it has entered a distribution agreement with Extremiti 3D, according to a press release. Friddle’s will distribute Extremiti 3D’s line of transtibial and transfemoral check and definitive sockets and protective covers to O&P clinics, government…
Watson: ‘O&P gives us the opportunity to become artists’
CHICAGO —Brad Watson, BOCO, BOCP, LPO, owner of Clarksville Limb + Brace + Rehab, said he loves O&P because it allows him and other clinicians to explore their artistic side. “What I love about O&P is the fact that it…
BOC moving to larger headquarters
The Board of Certification/Accreditation will move to a larger headquarters effective June 6, according to a press release. The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) will transition from its current 3,600-square-foot space located in Owings Mills, Md., to a 5,183-square-foot facility in…
Ottobock announces distribution of bebionic hand
Ottobock Healthcare is now distributing the bebionic hand, which the company has characterized as “one of the most lifelike and easy-to-use multi-articulating prosthetic hands available,” following its acquisition of bebionic products from the British medical technology company Steeper, according to…
Medicare administrative contractor announces prepayment review of microprocessor knee code
CGS Administrators LLC, the durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractor for jurisdiction C, has announced a widespread prepayment review for a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code used for microprocessor knees and other devices, according to the American Orthotic and…
Kingsley: Working in O&P is ‘as rewarding as it gets’
CHICAGO — Jeffry G. Kingsley, owner of Kingsley Manufacturing, said O&P and the opportunity to serve patients, has given him a rewarding career and life. “It is one of those things where you talk to someone on an airplane, and…
Hensley: O&P allows the opportunity to create
CHICAGO — David Hensley, CPO, owner of Seattle OP and Valley OP and Motilities Unlimited NW, said he loves O&P because it gives him the opportunity to create and give to the community. “The opportunities that I have had throughout…