EDITORIAL OPINION: VALUE WITHIN THE PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC PROVISION PROCESS

Abstract

This Editorial presents an overview of the uptake of clinical outcome measures in the prosthetics and orthotics sector and considers how the use of objective measures contribute to demonstrating value provided. A decade ago, payors began to demand objective data to document costs vs. benefits from prosthetic and orthotic providers. The speed with which the sector responded to help develop measures and to begin to integrate them into practice is remarkable. This suggests an encouraging resilience and ability to adapt on the part of the sector as other trends such as Values-Based Health Care emerge to challenge the sector. Article PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/38442/29321 How To Cite: Raschke S.U. Editorial opinion: value within the prosthetic and orthotic provision process. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2022; Volume 5, Issue 1, No.9. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v5i1.38442 Corresponding Author: Silvia Ursula Raschke, PhD British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. E-Mail: Silvia_Raschke@bcit.ca ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-4295