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Life after limb loss is not a side story.

Reporting, real-world guides, and a little useful mischief for amputees, limb-different people, and everyone in their corner.

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CMS just added more O&P codes to its prior authorization and face-to-face lists. Here's what that means at the appointment level.

Medicare has updated the HCPCS codes that require advance approval and a documented face-to-face visit before a prosthetic or orthotic device can be delivered. The process is not new. The list is longer.

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Eqwal, a global O&P and healthcare provider, acquired Prestaco. What O&P consolidation looks like when it crosses borders.

Eqwal, a global healthcare and orthotics-and-prosthetics company, acquired Prestaco, a France-based medical equipment supplier founded in 2018 that serves healthcare facilities, medico-social organizations, and individuals. The deal is a small data point in a larger pattern worth naming.

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Hike Medical named a certified prosthetist-orthotist as its clinical director. Here is what the credential chain behind an AI platform's hire is signaling.

Hike Medical, an AI and medical device company serving the orthotics, prosthetics, DME, and podiatry sectors, announced Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO, MSO, as its clinical director. Reading the credential string is more informative than the announcement.

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