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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ISSUE
November/December 2016
Volume 48, Issue 6
Features
31 | Code What You Provide and Provide
16 | The Pedorthist Repairman
What You Code
By Carmen Amadio Jr., O.S.T., C.Ped, L.Ped
Mr. Amadio gives us a wonderful look into pedorthics
from the perspective of someone who has spent a
lifetime fitting, repairing and modifying shoes. The
knowledge gained learning to repair worn shoes is
invaluable when it comes time to help a client choose
shoes to have modified.
By Randy Stevens, C.Ped, CFo
What is the "Modern Coding for Foot and Ankle
DMEPOS HCPCS Codes" guide? Read Randy's
article and discover how this tool can help simplify
the process of correctly coding the devices and
treatments you provide so that you are more likely to
be compensated for them by a third-party payer on
the first try!
22 | "Rules" to Inventory Management
By Jeff Jacobs BOCPed
To carry or not to carry. Or what to carry! The
oldest questions in retail. Jeff gives us his rules to
live by when it comes to inventory management.
And, here's hoping he hasn't driven his poor retail
manager crazy!
38 | Retailers: Are Your Suppliers Helping
28 | DENIED again … It’s a FAQ?
By Roni Pidcock
Illustration adapted from: @iStock.comAskold Romanov
Ever opened an envelope from your "favorite" third
party insurance to find that the don't want to pay you
for something you worked hard to be sure was correct
and dispensed in good faith? Roni gives some insight
into how this happens.
with Your Marketing?
By Jeff J