O&P Business News offers a tutorial for O&P practitioners who have questions about the intricacies of the Medicare coding process.
Author: Terense Kemp
Merger Brings O&P Services to Clinics Nationwide
Benchmark Medical and Physiotherapy Associates merge to form a new national company in the rehabilitative service market.
Amputee Coalition of America Meets in Atlanta
Amputee Coalition of America Meets in Atlanta ABC Files Trademark Infringement Complaint Against the BOC Amputee Coalition of America Meets in Atlanta The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) hosted 819 amputees, their family and caregivers at its annual conference and…
CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Physicians’ Services in 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that it will pay approximately $58.9 billion to 900,000 physicians and other health care professionals in calendar year 2008, under a proposed rule released that would revise payment rates and policies…
EuroPCR Presents Guidelines to Avoid Amputations
Every 30 seconds a leg is amputated. Avoiding this personal trauma is one of the most important challenges for peripheral interventionists. An estimated 35% to 40% of all amputations (180,000 per year in Europe alone) are considered avoidable using new…
CMS Issues Final Citizenship Guidelines for Medicaid Eligibility
Establishing citizenship for Medicaid eligibility will be easier for states and program applicants under final regulations implementing the new law, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The final rule both expands the types of documentation that…
Estimated 15,000 Children Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Annually
Approximately 15,000 children and adolescents in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and about 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually, according to estimates from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical…
High Tech Developments in O&P
Technological advancements, including the integration of electronics and microprocessors, have resulted in O&P devices that are more responsive and reactive to patients.
2007 ISPO World Congress Heads to Vancouver
The 12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics will be July 29 to Aug. 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The meeting, held in the Vancouver Exhibition and Convention Centre, will offer scientific sessions, workshops and symposia,…
Undercover as a Discreet Amputee
Improved prosthetic technologies and cosmetic coverings have given amputees the choice to disguise or showcase their prostheses. O&P Business News speaks to amputees about the decision to conceal or reveal amputation.