The recent indictments in fraudulent Medicare schemes are a step in the right direction… On March 28, 2019, AOPA released a statement strongly criticizing the use of lead generation marketing to deliver orthotic devices to patients covered by Medicare or…
Category: O&P Visionary
January/ February 2019 O&P Visionary
Jack Richmond, CPOA President and chief executive officer of the Amputee Coalition offers his vision of a perfect day in the O&P profession When I was asked to write about my vision for the perfect day for O&P, I…
September/ October 2018 O&P Visionary
Ralph W. Nobbe, CPO Experienced O&P businessman and clinician advocates for O&P licensure, prompt pay laws, and clinician volunteerism Recently, I received an email request from AOPA Executive Director Tom Fise, JD, with the subject line, “Would you consider?” He…
August 2018 O&P Visionary: Eileen Levis
Eileen Levis Revamp O&P reimbursement, regulations, funding, and education to focus on the “whole” patient. When Tom Fise, executive director for AOPA, asked me to imagine myself as having one day to rule the O&P industry, I was like a…
July 2018 O&P Visionary
Charles Dankmeyer Jr., CPO It’s time for O&P practitioners to unite to improve and advance the profession and the O&P community When most people are asked what changes they would make to a profession, they naturally reflect on what is…