Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics
Justin Foster
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Title:
Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics
Creator:
Justin Foster
Date:
9/23/2002
Text:
I want to expand on this thought a little...
>Justin you are right. It is want vs need. As leg salesmen we want our
>customers to have the best because this means the most money in our
>pockets.
>As Prosthetists we provide our clients with what they need. Today there are
>more leg salesmen than Prosthetists and that's our problem.
I think it may be OK to have Prosthetists, as well as leg salesmen. There is
a need for both as I see it, I just think the trouble begins when these
lines get crossed. As prosthetists, we should provide safe, functional, and
cost-effective means for people to regain independence or a measure thereof.
When and if a patient (client) is ready, the onus should be placed squarely
on their shoulders to come up with the funds to purchase (from the local
leg-salesman) whatever they want... Third party payors cannot be expected to
continue at our current pace.
Justin Foster
Prosthetic Resident
CIRS - Palo Alto
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>Justin you are right. It is want vs need. As leg salesmen we want our
>customers to have the best because this means the most money in our
>pockets.
>As Prosthetists we provide our clients with what they need. Today there are
>more leg salesmen than Prosthetists and that's our problem.
I think it may be OK to have Prosthetists, as well as leg salesmen. There is
a need for both as I see it, I just think the trouble begins when these
lines get crossed. As prosthetists, we should provide safe, functional, and
cost-effective means for people to regain independence or a measure thereof.
When and if a patient (client) is ready, the onus should be placed squarely
on their shoulders to come up with the funds to purchase (from the local
leg-salesman) whatever they want... Third party payors cannot be expected to
continue at our current pace.
Justin Foster
Prosthetic Resident
CIRS - Palo Alto
_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: <URL Redacted>
Citation
Justin Foster, “Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219641.
