June 2022 Update
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Breece Fellowship: After a 2-year delay due to the pandemic, NAAOP is excited to announce that Nikki Grace-Strader has started her tenure in Washington, DC, as an NAAOP 2022 Breece Fellow. Nikki will spend 10 weeks in DC and another Breece Fellow, Lucas Deluca, will start in DC for an abbreviated fellowship in July. Fellows will spend time shadowing Peter Thomas, NAAOP General Counsel and O&P Alliance Counsel, learning about advocacy and policy issues impacting orthotics and prosthetics, as well … read more
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NAAOP Announces Webinar Series NAAOP will host two webinars, one in May and one in June addressing audit-ready patient files and how to win appeals. The webinars will be free of charge as a member benefit. Non-members are encouraged to join NAAOP and participate. Active Q&A will be encouraged during both webinars. Please join us for this informative webinar series! Webinar I: Creating an Audit-Ready Patient File for O&P Claims Date: May 25, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, Eastern … read more
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Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care This week, NAAOP, in conjunction with its O&P Alliance partners, AAOP, AOPA, BOC, and ABC, issued a joint statement on direct-to-consumer delivery models for custom orthotic and prosthetic care. The full consensus statement can be read here. NAAOP believes that the provision of limb prostheses and custom-fabricated and custom-fitted orthoses to individuals with limb loss or limb difference requires care from a trained clinician following a prescription from a treating medical … read more