Resources

T.A.O.P does not officially endorse any of the products listed on this page. Links are for informational purposes only.

 

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American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics

 

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association

 

Amputee Coalition of America  - Texas

 

Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification

 

CMS  DMERC Fee Schedules
On the Fee Schedule download page, you can download the Medicare L-Codes in MS Excel format or ASCII Text. The files are in .ZIP compressed files, so you will need a utility to uncompress the files, like WinZIP 9.0  or similar. You will need to edit the tables if you want to limit the info to only Texas.

 

DMERC Info
Palmetto GBA

 

EZClaim medical billing software. 
A low-cost, HIPAA ready alternative for electronic billing and simple patient management. Integrates nicely with QuickBooks Pro 2003 or newer.

 

Futura O.P.S.  
O.P.S. is designed specifically for the O&P provider. It provides detailed management of an O&P practice from basic billing needs to detailed job cost tracking and work in progress functions.

 

Implementation Guides Adopted for use under HIPAA
This is self-explanatory. You can download the HIPAA Guides for your own reference in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for free, or order them on CD

 

Medflex Practice Management software.
At the Fall 2002 meeting I had stated I didn´t know the HIPAA status of Medflex, but they are very much alive and well, and HIPAA ready.-- Phil Heberer

 

O & P Business News
One of the O&P magazines

 

O&P Business Solutions

Specializing in Business Administration in Orthotics and Prosthetics.  Approved PCE Business Courses.

 

OANDP-L Listserv
Join other O&P professionals around the world to discuss concerns of the O&P community via email

 

OandPTech.com  
Home page where O&P techs can share their knowledge or ask a question.

 

Office of Civil Rights - HIPAA
Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of PHI
This is the National Standard for Medical Healthcare privacy. Much easier to understand than the Federal Register, and lots of examples of different scenarios given in a question and answer format.

 

OIG Compliance Program Guidance for the Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply 
This is the excerpt from the Federal Register on voluntary compliance for documentation recommended for Medicare, but it´s a good idea for every office to implement.

 

OpenOffice.org 

 

Overview of National Provider Identifier (NPI)

 

Palmetto´s DME HPCS Product code search

 

Palmetto GBA Region C DMEPOS Supplier Manual

 

SADMERC Product Classification Lists

 

SoftAid Medical Management Systems
Many O&P facilities are using the DME Office software package 

Specializing in Business Administration in Orthotics & Prosthetics.

 

Texas Board of Orthotics/Prosthetics Home Page
I
nformation on Licensure, Board meetings, etc.

 

US Dept of Health and Human Services Administrative Simplification page.
This page has links to the HIPAA standards, laws and background that should be of interest to the O&P community.

 
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