Braceblogger Podcasts

A reading and links from the January 2018 Edge Magazine pg. 46-48 concerns persons transfemoral amputation in 1964 and the progress in prosthetic care received from 1964 to the present 2018. Very interesting article by Betta Ferrendelli betta@opedge.com LINKS: Transfemoral Amputation - Click Here Amputee Connection Redlands, CA - Click Here Southern California Prosthetics (SCP) - Click Here Freedom Innovations Plie 2 Knee - Click Here Double Wall Transfemoral Socket System - Click Here Freedom Innovations Plie 3 Knee - Click Here Freedom Innovations Maverick AT Foot - Click Here K3 Market (K Levels) - Click Here

A reading from the January 2018 Edge Magazine "Policy Influence and Clinical Realities" auuthored by Richard W. Miller, CO, FAAOP. NAAOP - National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics - Website Click Here AAOP - American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists - Website Click BIPA - Click Here for Information Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetic Improvement Act 2017 - Click Here O&P Alliance - Click Here LCD - Click Here

A reading from an article published in The O&P Edge authored by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D). "HealthCare Policy - Where It Comes From And How To Change It" Sources of Health Policy by Susan Taft, PhD, BSN - Click here Local Coverage Determination (LCD's) - Click Here Political Astuteness Article - 2013 - Click Here      

A full reading of an article in the January 2018 of The O&P Edge written by Phil Steven's, MEd, CPO, FAAOP concerning "Medicare's Strategy to Reimburse for Value Over Volume". MIPS (Merit-Based Incentive Payment System) - Click Here CMS Quality Payment Program - Click Here SA Ignite (Execution Management Specialists of MIPS)- Click Here  

Final reading from the january 2018 Edge Magazine "How to Hit the Mark with Documentation" by Maria St. Louis-Sanchez msantray@yahoo.com

Part 2 of a reading from an article authored by Maria St. Louis-Sanchez in the January 2018 The O&P Edge magazine (pg. 24). "How to Hit the Mark With Documentation"  msantray@yahoo.com

A reading from the January issue of the The O&P Edge by Maria S. Louis-Sanchez.

A reading from January 2018 O&P Edge pg. 50 Better Business - "Speaker Delivers Awesomely Simple Business Advice" by Chris Field, MBA / from a Keynote speech at OPIE Choice Network by John Spence author of Awesomely Simple.

1. Industry Review . - "Adaptive Prothetics Opens Third Office" , "FTC Challenges Ottobock, Freedom Merger" pg.1 2.Advertisement - Engineered Silicon Products pg. 15 3. Sports: "30th Annual Hartford Ski Spectacular" pg.16 4. Advertisement - Revo Labs pg. 16

1. Viewpoint - "Putting the Focus on Research and Education" by Andrea Spridgen 2. Calendar - "Louisiana O&P Meeting May 31 - June 2 / 5th Conference on Advancement in Conservative Treatments of Scoliosis 10/20/2018" 3. "Allard USA ad" 4. Industry Review - "Electrical Brain Stimulation May Lead to Improved Prosthesis Control" , "University Receives DOD Funds to Study Prosthetic Technolofy for Vets", "Senso Allows Amputee to Control Individual Fingers"

INITIAL EVALUATION / NN RX: Verbal order to evaluate patient for shrinker and prostesis DX: Spina bifida, osteomyelitits in the left foot   PROGRESS NOTE / JM AFO Wraparounds        

I read the Viewpoint January 2018 article by Andrea Spridgen

An article concerning the Medicare Orthotics & Prosthetics Improvement Act I read from the December 2017 Issue of Edge Magazine. The article was written by Peter W.Thomas JD, is general counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics

An article from The  January 2018 O&P Edge monthly magazine for the prosthetics, orthotics, pedorthics, and allied healthcare professionals. Written by Erin Cammarata - president and owner of CBS Medical Billing and Consulting. She can be contacted at erin@cbsmedicalbilling.com.

Article from December 2017 O&P Edge (pg. 46) Magazine by Ryan Ball who is the director of VGM Market Data. 

The O&P Edge Viewpoint December 2017 by Andrea Spridgen - Editor in Chief

December 2017 Articles from the Mark of Merit Newsletter read by Clyde Peach, CO #1321  

An article from the June 2017 O&P Almanac by Chris Nolan VP AOPA about this years AOPA World Congress being held at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas September 6-9 podcast by Clyde Peach, CO #1321 #braceblogger

3/16/17 - In this episode of the BraceBlogger podcast, Clyde Peach shares a historical SOAP note concerning orthotic intervention for a 8 year old male. The article is from the  last half of the February 2017 O&P News concerning the HHS 2017 Work Plan for O&P. the advertisement is about the Ossur Rebound Dual knee brace.

3/3/17 - In this episode of the BraceBlogger podcast, Clyde Peach shares a historical SOAP note concerning orthotic intervention for a  28-month-old female CP client. The article is from from February 2017 O&P News concerning the HHS 2017 Work Plan for O&P. The advertisement is for the online O&P Masters Program at University Hartford.