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Systems & accessOctober 15, 2026

The O&P field's main academic journal added a pedorthist to its editorial board. The reason was rising research volume.

Séamus Kennedy, CPed, FAAOP(A), was appointed to the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics editorial board in October 2026. JPO editor in chief Steven Gard cited significant growth in manuscript submissions on pedorthics and foot and ankle biomechanics as the reason for the seat.

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Fifty-nine percent of healthcare workers plan to leave. The practices keeping theirs tend to offer one thing most don't.
A summer 2026 Harris Poll of 1,514 healthcare workers and 304 healthcare employers found that 81 percent of workers want employer-sponsored education, while only 48 percent of employers offer it. In O&P, where losing one certified prosthetist can reshape patient access across a region, the gap has a specific shape.
Systems & accessOct 14
Humotech named its first board of managers. One seat went to a physiatrist.
The prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeleton research platform company formalized governance this week with five members spanning commercialization, health technology, and clinical medicine.
Systems & accessOct 14
Myomo names a new commercial chief whose background is in market access and payer coverage
Mary-Katherine McClure joins the wearable robotics company from Inspire Medical Systems, where she spent eight years working coverage expansion for an implantable sleep apnea device. Myomo makes a powered arm orthosis for people with upper limb motor weakness.
Systems & accessOct 13
When a practice avoids the hard conversation, patients often end up holding the denial
A management column in O&P EDGE names the specific billing and documentation shortcuts that come from practice silence. For patients, those shortcuts have delayed consequences.
Systems & accessOct 13
When O&P practices stay quiet about compliance problems, patients are the ones who find out
A practice management column in The O&P EDGE names the specific billing shortcuts and documentation failures that happen when O&P practitioners avoid hard conversations. The patterns it describes translate into claim denials, prepayment reviews, and surprise bills for the people those practices serve.
Systems & accessOct 12
Most healthcare workers plan to change jobs. In O&P, your fitting relationship is what's at stake.
A new Harris Poll found 59 percent of healthcare workers plan to seek new roles, and most employers still don't have a retention program. In a specialty built on long clinical relationships, patients pay the access cost.

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When O&P practices stay quiet about compliance problems, patients are the ones who find out

A practice management column in The O&P EDGE names the specific billing shortcuts and documentation failures that happen when O&P practitioners avoid hard conversations. The patterns it describes translate into claim denials, prepayment reviews, and surprise bills for the people those practices serve.

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Most healthcare workers plan to change jobs. In O&P, your fitting relationship is what's at stake.

A new Harris Poll found 59 percent of healthcare workers plan to seek new roles, and most employers still don't have a retention program. In a specialty built on long clinical relationships, patients pay the access cost.

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The VA is paying community O&P providers at full Medicare rates now. Here's what changed.

A new FAQ from AOPA breaks down the VA's June 2026 payment overhaul for community-based prosthetic and orthotic care, including what it means for veterans who use non-VA providers.

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Adjustable fit, same walking speed: UPenn tests a prosthetic socket designed for growing children

A University of Pennsylvania feasibility study in 28 children found an adjustable, immediate-fit prosthetic socket matched conventional devices on walking performance, with significantly better scores on ease of adjustment and self-reported improvements in temperature and perspiration control.

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The federal ADA complaint almost always says no. Sarah Wall mapped what comes after.

When a resort pool lift wasn't working, bilateral amputee Sarah Wall filed a DOJ complaint and received a form letter. What she learned next is a useful guide for anyone navigating the ADA's enforcement gaps.

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GLP-1 weight loss drugs are shrinking residual limbs. Clinicians at the AOPA assembly are already adapting.

An AOPA session in Las Vegas found socket loosening and volume fluctuation are the top care challenges when prosthetic users start rapid weight loss medications. If you wear a prosthesis and are taking or considering a GLP-1 drug, here is what to expect and what to tell your prosthetist.

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