Author: Terense Kemp

Lesleigh Sisson ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Although approximately 90% of Medicare payment denials are preventable, only two out of three of denials are recoverable, according to Lesleigh Sisson, CFom, founder of the Las Vegas-based consulting firm O&P Insight. Speaking at…

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics announced it “strongly opposes” a proposed rule published in October by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which the organization says will threaten the policy that allows veterans to choose their…

Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung, Germany’s national social accident insurance provider, has approved the rental of its 20th ReWalk exoskeleton system for beneficiaries who qualify, according to a press release from ReWalk Robotics Ltd. In addition, Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV) recently signed…

CMS has released updates to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System for 2018, with just a “few minor changes,” according to a notification from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. The code changes are to be applied to claims with…

The Hanger Charitable Foundation has announced $56,500 in grant awards to six non-profit organizations that help people with physical challenges. The donations are part of the second round of grant awards conferred in 2017 by the Hanger Charitable Foundation, a…

CMS has amended a recent coding clarification regarding custom-fabricated diabetic shoe inserts, which the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association had previously criticized as overly strict and a detriment to advanced technology. According to the…

Figure 1. Daniel Blocka speaks at the O&P technician CE course, at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington. Source: Spokane Falls Community College Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington, recently hosted its third O&P technician CE course. Keynote…

Figure 1. Rep. Steve Stivers (left) with Lisa Arbogast, WillowWood co-owner and director of government affairs. Source:WillowWood Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, recently visited WillowWood, a fourth-generation family-owned prosthetic manufacturing company based in Mount Sterling, Ohio, where he toured the facility…

The digital solutions company eSSENTIAL Accessibility has developed a new Android smartphone app that allows people with physical disabilities to “navigate the digital world,” according to a press release. The app is intended to assist people with disabilities who have…

Össur has released financial information for the third quarter of 2017, showing the company registered $139 million in sales, according to a statement on its website. The quarterly sales represent a 5% growth and a 3% organic growth, measured in…