Re: Orthotics- No current studies
Eileen Levis
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Re: Orthotics- No current studies
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Eileen Levis
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11/21/2005
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Tony,
I am in total agreement. However, the time is approaching when we will NEED to have those studies. I have just received the first claims denial in what I believe will be recurring, from a major National insurer, stating This service is unproven and requires documentation that demonstates the safety and effectivness .
---- Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
>
> The below post, states there are literally NO ON GOING STUDIES IN THE FIELD
> OF ORTHOTICS .
>
> This is a prime example of why NCOPE, ABC/BOC not only fails to provide
> proper oversight and accountability to its certifees, but also is grossly
> negligent to provide meaningful studies as continuing education credits to
> advance the current knowledge to the field of O&P.
>
> We have had only 4,now 5 colleges providing O&P courses for approx 8,000
> certified O&P practitioners in a country that requires providers in only 10
> states of 50 to have ANY mandatory formal education and forty states where
> even a mere certification is optional to practice. My guess, less than 1/3
> of today's certifess had any formal college education in O&P.
>
> The newest school addition is St.Petersberg College of O&P and is accepting
> 24 students a year to begin the Orthotics and Prosthetic Bachelor Of Applied
> Science program each term. The partnership has come together to establish a
> new Orthotics and prosthetic school, along with an Academy Learning Center,
> at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida.
>
> The new O&P school will offer a baccalaureate program, post graduate
> certificate programs, and an associate degree program for technicians.
> Online and videoconferencing courses are also in the plans.
>
> The new school--which fills a void in O&P educational opportunities in
> Florida and the rest of the Southeast region--is the culmination of a vision
> shared by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist (AAOP), the
> Florida Chapter of the AAOP, The Florida Association of Orthotists and
> Prosthetists (FAOP) and St. Petersburg College.
>
> The school will follow the guidelines of the National Commission on
> Prosthetic & Orthotic Education (NCOPE).
>
> Perhaps NCOPE and ABC/BOC should consider supporting and providing to all
> currently certified practitioners, continuing education credits at the 5 O&P
> schools which could effectivley provide current and ongoing studies of O&P
> .
>
> In my mind, this would be much more effective than depending on the more
> marketing driven manufactures sponsored courses and the like held at
> various annual trade and professional annual meetings in order to qualify
> for the mandatory continuing educational credit requirement..
>
> Tony Barr
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of M. Britt Spears CPO
>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:25 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Orthotics- No current studies
>
> Hi List,
>
> I just attended the 2 day conference in Chicago to help attain my fellow.
> During this conference, it was brought to our attention that there are
> literally no on going studies in the field of Orthotics. Of the 65,000 case
> studies published that have been made from the beginning of time to today,
> only 45 have covered the Stroke patient and usage of AFO's. Of that amount,
> if my memory holds correct, only 4 even compared articulating ankle AFO's to
> solid ankle AFO's. It's no wonder that there is a 5 year rule involving the
> replacement of an AFO. We have no documentation to support anything that we
> can hand to CMS. Why would they change or even relax any rules if we can't
> even show a study of lets say: how long an AFO lasts on a CVA patient? We
> cannot even justify to them the need for a articulated ankle according to
> what I witnessed.
>
> Just food for thought.
> M. Britt Spears CPO
>
>
>
>
I am in total agreement. However, the time is approaching when we will NEED to have those studies. I have just received the first claims denial in what I believe will be recurring, from a major National insurer, stating This service is unproven and requires documentation that demonstates the safety and effectivness .
---- Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
>
> The below post, states there are literally NO ON GOING STUDIES IN THE FIELD
> OF ORTHOTICS .
>
> This is a prime example of why NCOPE, ABC/BOC not only fails to provide
> proper oversight and accountability to its certifees, but also is grossly
> negligent to provide meaningful studies as continuing education credits to
> advance the current knowledge to the field of O&P.
>
> We have had only 4,now 5 colleges providing O&P courses for approx 8,000
> certified O&P practitioners in a country that requires providers in only 10
> states of 50 to have ANY mandatory formal education and forty states where
> even a mere certification is optional to practice. My guess, less than 1/3
> of today's certifess had any formal college education in O&P.
>
> The newest school addition is St.Petersberg College of O&P and is accepting
> 24 students a year to begin the Orthotics and Prosthetic Bachelor Of Applied
> Science program each term. The partnership has come together to establish a
> new Orthotics and prosthetic school, along with an Academy Learning Center,
> at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida.
>
> The new O&P school will offer a baccalaureate program, post graduate
> certificate programs, and an associate degree program for technicians.
> Online and videoconferencing courses are also in the plans.
>
> The new school--which fills a void in O&P educational opportunities in
> Florida and the rest of the Southeast region--is the culmination of a vision
> shared by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist (AAOP), the
> Florida Chapter of the AAOP, The Florida Association of Orthotists and
> Prosthetists (FAOP) and St. Petersburg College.
>
> The school will follow the guidelines of the National Commission on
> Prosthetic & Orthotic Education (NCOPE).
>
> Perhaps NCOPE and ABC/BOC should consider supporting and providing to all
> currently certified practitioners, continuing education credits at the 5 O&P
> schools which could effectivley provide current and ongoing studies of O&P
> .
>
> In my mind, this would be much more effective than depending on the more
> marketing driven manufactures sponsored courses and the like held at
> various annual trade and professional annual meetings in order to qualify
> for the mandatory continuing educational credit requirement..
>
> Tony Barr
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of M. Britt Spears CPO
>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:25 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Orthotics- No current studies
>
> Hi List,
>
> I just attended the 2 day conference in Chicago to help attain my fellow.
> During this conference, it was brought to our attention that there are
> literally no on going studies in the field of Orthotics. Of the 65,000 case
> studies published that have been made from the beginning of time to today,
> only 45 have covered the Stroke patient and usage of AFO's. Of that amount,
> if my memory holds correct, only 4 even compared articulating ankle AFO's to
> solid ankle AFO's. It's no wonder that there is a 5 year rule involving the
> replacement of an AFO. We have no documentation to support anything that we
> can hand to CMS. Why would they change or even relax any rules if we can't
> even show a study of lets say: how long an AFO lasts on a CVA patient? We
> cannot even justify to them the need for a articulated ankle according to
> what I witnessed.
>
> Just food for thought.
> M. Britt Spears CPO
>
>
>
>
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Eileen Levis, “Re: Orthotics- No current studies,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225735.
