Re: USPolitics
Ted Trower
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Title:
Re: USPolitics
Creator:
Ted Trower
Date:
3/30/2007
Text:
At 04:29 PM 3/30/2007, you wrote:
>For those who are interested the link
>is:
> <URL Redacted>< <URL Redacted>>
>
>Jim Fenton, LPO
I can't get that link to work but there are a number of interesting
titles on this page.
<URL Redacted>
Including this:
>Medicare Payments for Orthotics: Inappropriate Payments
>(OEI-02-99-00120; 3/00)
From the above report:
>Qualifications of orthotic suppliers vary, with non-certified
>suppliers in our sample the most likely to provide inappropriate devices
>The orthotic suppliers in our sample include a broad range of
>different provider groups and most commonly include individual
>certified orthotists and durable medical equipment companies. Our
>supplier survey reveals that 68 percent of the suppliers in our
>sample employ and/or contract with certified orthotists and 32
>percent do neither. While there are fewer non-certified suppliers
>than certified suppliers in our sample, non-certified suppliers are
>more likely than certified suppliers to provide inappropriate
>devices. Forty-six percent of these suppliers provide inappropriate
>orthotics, compared to 16 percent of certified suppliers. Miscoding
>is the main reason devices they supply are inappropriate.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O., FAAOP
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
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>For those who are interested the link
>is:
> <URL Redacted>< <URL Redacted>>
>
>Jim Fenton, LPO
I can't get that link to work but there are a number of interesting
titles on this page.
<URL Redacted>
Including this:
>Medicare Payments for Orthotics: Inappropriate Payments
>(OEI-02-99-00120; 3/00)
From the above report:
>Qualifications of orthotic suppliers vary, with non-certified
>suppliers in our sample the most likely to provide inappropriate devices
>The orthotic suppliers in our sample include a broad range of
>different provider groups and most commonly include individual
>certified orthotists and durable medical equipment companies. Our
>supplier survey reveals that 68 percent of the suppliers in our
>sample employ and/or contract with certified orthotists and 32
>percent do neither. While there are fewer non-certified suppliers
>than certified suppliers in our sample, non-certified suppliers are
>more likely than certified suppliers to provide inappropriate
>devices. Forty-six percent of these suppliers provide inappropriate
>orthotics, compared to 16 percent of certified suppliers. Miscoding
>is the main reason devices they supply are inappropriate.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O., FAAOP
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
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Citation
Ted Trower, “Re: USPolitics,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/228049.
