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    Participate in Mobility Saves!

    Mobility Saves Lives & Money at AOPA’s 2014 National Assembly!

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    Attendees of the AOPA National Assembly were among the first to learn about Mobility Saves, the importance of the Dobson-DaVanzo Study, and obtained a copy to participate in the O&P campaign of the year!

    During the assembly presentation on Sunday September 7th, in Mandalay Bay Ballroom L, Thomas Kirk and Ashlie White affirmed that the study’s findings confirm that O&P intervention and services save money for payers, and more importantly, helps preserve or regain mobility for patients!

    Don’t worry – If you didn’t make it to Vegas for the meeting, YOU can still participate!

    • Go to MobilitySaves.org to learn and utilize the cost-effectiveness study for both orthotics and prosthetics!
    • Follow Mobility Saves on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn
    • Spread the word to practitioners, payers, and referral sources!

    Get Involved With The Major Public Relations Campaign

    AOPA is continuously looking for content for inclusion in our O&P library of materials, which is made available to all AOPA Members via Mobility Saves. We are working to create and promote the cost-effectiveness study funded by AOPA and commissioned by The Amputee Coalition — The study proves that orthotics and prosthetics saves lives and money!

    If you have a video clip that you would like us to consider using as part of the campaign, please send the video or video link to Tina Moran at tmoran@aopanet.org.  While we can’t assure that everything, and particularly content that is promotional to a specific product, is going to appear on the site, we strongly request that if members have a compelling patient centered story, and/or compelling video highlighting O&P care and its impact on restoring function and independence, please share it with us!

    Submit Video to Mobility Saves

    Questions? Contact Steve Custer at 571/431-0876 or email at scuster@AOPAnet.org

    OTS Regulations

    OTS Orthoses – A New CMS Proposed Rule that could Limit your Patients’ Access to Care and Eliminate Orthotic Fitters

    CMS released a proposed rule on July 11 that addresses Off-the-shelf Orthoses and the definition of Minimal Self-Adjustment.

    In an effort to define the scope of individuals authorized to fit orthotic devices deemed by CMS to be off-the-shelf (OTS), the proposed rule will add physicians, treating practitioners, PTs and OTs as “individuals with specialized training” to the current definition that includes certified orthotists as qualified individuals to provide custom fitting of orthoses.

    The proposed rule states that orthotic assistants and fitters are not considered to have specialized training for the purposes of providing custom fitting of orthoses and therefore any devices they fit or adjust will be considered OTS.

    CMS has previously defined “minimal self-adjustment” in expansionist terms for defining OTS orthotics, which could have later implications for competitive bidding of products not appropriate for delivery without service. The new rule compounds instead of corrects the issue, and could limit your patients’ access to care.

    Campaign Results
    AOPA has submitted comments to CMS on behalf of members. Using AOPAvotes.org and the patient postcards, 378 members and 203 patients submitted comments. Click here to read AOPA’s submitted comments.

    If  you have questions, please contact us at 571/431-0876 or scuster@AOPAnet.org.