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O&P Almanac

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Leading by Example

December/January 2006

Top Stories

Young Professionals Take the Reins of O&P

The O&P Almanac spoke with five up-and-coming O&P professionals about their career challenges and goals and their opiniions on the state of the profession today and, more importantly, in the future.

Leading by Example: AOPA 2006 President Walter Racette, CPO
Incoming AOPA President Walter Racette, CPO, officially took office on Dec. 1, 2005, and he already has a full agenda for the year ahead. Read more about Racette's take on the hurtles the O&P field currently faces and his ideas of how to overcome them.

2006 HCPCS Codes Effective Immediately

The new 2006 HCPCS codes became effective on Jan. 1. Find out what new codes were added, what codes were deleted and which code descriptors changed.

Advice from O&P Experts

Reimbursement Page
  SNF Payments Explained

From the Hill
  Reducing Fraud with More Stringent Medicare Standards

Technician's Corner
  Bending in Midair

Marketing 101
  'Tis the Season for Secret Shopping

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The business sessions
The manufacturer's workshops
The exhibit hall
The networking opportunities

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