Re: Step Smart AFO Responses
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Title:
Re: Step Smart AFO Responses
Date:
7/12/2006
Text:
Take a trip around the website www.kneeshop.com
I had the pages of this web site sent to me by a workers comp carrier,
along with a denial for a custom orthosis, insisting that I fit a 5'2,
185lb women in one of these braces to see if it will work, or if
she will even wear one. Forget the weight/height ratios...the thigh
calf ratios are the real scare...
Thanks to all those companies featured on the website for their
participation, and a special thanks to those who continually seek the
lowest common denominator, and are now responsible for forcing this
woman into an orthosis that will be less than adequate. An OTS probably
won't be adequate, and it certainly will be less than comfortable.
...on-line orthosis, O&P exclusivity networks, continual reductions
in reimbursements due to negotiated contracts, stock & bill programs,
etc...etc...
...and in their quest for the brass ring, they left their character to
wither like leaves on the forest floor...
Mike Madden, CPO
-- Ted Trower < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
Your posting prompted me to look up the Jacob Joint. This lead me to
the home page of the manufacturer of the Step Smart.
<URL Redacted>
Anyone who is concerned about encroachment upon our profession by
other groups might find this document interesting. In it, one of our
own is encouraging Podiatrists to stop referring AFO's to orthotists.
<URL Redacted>
When we are all ready to stop slitting the throat of the profession
to put a few coins in our own pocket we may have some hope of seeing
the profession make some progress in the realms of respect AND
reimbursement. Personally given this type of marketing from the
manufacturer I don't expect that I'll be fitting any of his
products. I don't intend to let him have it both ways.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
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I had the pages of this web site sent to me by a workers comp carrier,
along with a denial for a custom orthosis, insisting that I fit a 5'2,
185lb women in one of these braces to see if it will work, or if
she will even wear one. Forget the weight/height ratios...the thigh
calf ratios are the real scare...
Thanks to all those companies featured on the website for their
participation, and a special thanks to those who continually seek the
lowest common denominator, and are now responsible for forcing this
woman into an orthosis that will be less than adequate. An OTS probably
won't be adequate, and it certainly will be less than comfortable.
...on-line orthosis, O&P exclusivity networks, continual reductions
in reimbursements due to negotiated contracts, stock & bill programs,
etc...etc...
...and in their quest for the brass ring, they left their character to
wither like leaves on the forest floor...
Mike Madden, CPO
-- Ted Trower < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
Your posting prompted me to look up the Jacob Joint. This lead me to
the home page of the manufacturer of the Step Smart.
<URL Redacted>
Anyone who is concerned about encroachment upon our profession by
other groups might find this document interesting. In it, one of our
own is encouraging Podiatrists to stop referring AFO's to orthotists.
<URL Redacted>
When we are all ready to stop slitting the throat of the profession
to put a few coins in our own pocket we may have some hope of seeing
the profession make some progress in the realms of respect AND
reimbursement. Personally given this type of marketing from the
manufacturer I don't expect that I'll be fitting any of his
products. I don't intend to let him have it both ways.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
___________________________________________________________
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This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
the intended recipient (s) and may contain confidential and
privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient,
please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of
the original message.
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the words UNSUB OANDP-L in the body of the
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questions, send e-mail to the moderator
Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>
OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.
Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.
________________________________________________________________________
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Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>
OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.
Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.
Citation
“Re: Step Smart AFO Responses,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226972.
