Bypassing Orthotists
Sheredos, Carol (NIH/NICHD)
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Title:
Bypassing Orthotists
Creator:
Sheredos, Carol (NIH/NICHD)
Date:
2/10/2006
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Joyce -
GREAT point! Now THAT is what we're talking about - Licensure would most assuredly keep non-qualified persons [I call them the riff-raff] out of the arena! We used to have the same problem with L'Nard splints, but we managed to talk our facility administrator into establishing a system to keep these self-proclaimed brace specialists out of our facility, unless they were called in by our Rehabilitation Dept. However, that was only on a facility basis. The world is far larger than that... Without licensure, these types will continue to be allowed to sell their wares directly to facilities and to the public.
On another note, but also related to licensure, is the 2/9/06 news release regarding the formation of an O&P alliance for government relations. Unfortunately, there is a statement - paragraph 4 - that undermines the whole effort: While coming together for the purposes of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Alliance, ABC, the Academy, AOPA and NAAOP have all agreed to stay true to their respective missions and advance their own agendas in areas not related to the consensus goals of the larger group. - Too bad. Until the O & P field can get it together regarding licensure, the effectiveness of such alliances is predictably limited. If they can get together for this, why not for licensure?
Carol A. Sheredos, PT, MA
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:56:04 -0500
From: Joyce Perrone < <Email Address Redacted> >
Subject: Bypassing Orthotists
EBI, Donjoy, Marquis -- all have put items on patients using non-certified orthotists. This has been going on for a very long time. And not just low-level devices (stock and bill) but more complex items, as well. Donjoy in Pittsburgh has been great with working together with the orthotist community, but I've not seen as great an effort Nationally. As long as they can bill Medicare, and every other provider out there, I'm sure they will do this.
My question to the group - WILL LICENSURE HELP THIS??? For those of you in states that have licensure - has it helped you and HOW has it helped?? I think it is important for everyone to have a clear understanding of this and if it is of help, then to get on the bandwagon and pay to get licensure in your state. We do not have it yet - and I am curious as what those of you with it have experienced.
Joyce J Perrone
De La Torre O&P, Inc & PROMISE Consulting
300 Alpha Drive Pgh PA 15238
412-599-1112
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GREAT point! Now THAT is what we're talking about - Licensure would most assuredly keep non-qualified persons [I call them the riff-raff] out of the arena! We used to have the same problem with L'Nard splints, but we managed to talk our facility administrator into establishing a system to keep these self-proclaimed brace specialists out of our facility, unless they were called in by our Rehabilitation Dept. However, that was only on a facility basis. The world is far larger than that... Without licensure, these types will continue to be allowed to sell their wares directly to facilities and to the public.
On another note, but also related to licensure, is the 2/9/06 news release regarding the formation of an O&P alliance for government relations. Unfortunately, there is a statement - paragraph 4 - that undermines the whole effort: While coming together for the purposes of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Alliance, ABC, the Academy, AOPA and NAAOP have all agreed to stay true to their respective missions and advance their own agendas in areas not related to the consensus goals of the larger group. - Too bad. Until the O & P field can get it together regarding licensure, the effectiveness of such alliances is predictably limited. If they can get together for this, why not for licensure?
Carol A. Sheredos, PT, MA
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:56:04 -0500
From: Joyce Perrone < <Email Address Redacted> >
Subject: Bypassing Orthotists
EBI, Donjoy, Marquis -- all have put items on patients using non-certified orthotists. This has been going on for a very long time. And not just low-level devices (stock and bill) but more complex items, as well. Donjoy in Pittsburgh has been great with working together with the orthotist community, but I've not seen as great an effort Nationally. As long as they can bill Medicare, and every other provider out there, I'm sure they will do this.
My question to the group - WILL LICENSURE HELP THIS??? For those of you in states that have licensure - has it helped you and HOW has it helped?? I think it is important for everyone to have a clear understanding of this and if it is of help, then to get on the bandwagon and pay to get licensure in your state. We do not have it yet - and I am curious as what those of you with it have experienced.
Joyce J Perrone
De La Torre O&P, Inc & PROMISE Consulting
300 Alpha Drive Pgh PA 15238
412-599-1112
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Citation
Sheredos, Carol (NIH/NICHD), “Bypassing Orthotists,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226141.
