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We encourage our BOC-certified practitioners to participate in the O&P Edge Salary Survey 2013 and spread the word to colleagues. The recently sent the following message: The O&P EDGE has launched its 2013 Salary Survey for orthotic, prosthetic, pedorthic, and...
A special agreement recently was announced by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) and Essentially Women (EW), which will save EW members thousands of dollars. The agreement is part of the Essentially Women Benefits Program that provides products and services at a...
BOC staff and practitioners joined the American O&P Association (AOPA) and other members of the O&P Alliance at the AOPA Policy Forum in March. As a result of organized meetings on Capitol Hill and AOPA’s great work, 35 members of the House of Representatives signed on...
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently introduced additional features to the online web portal available to its accredited facilities at my.bocusa.org (MyBOC). While BOC’s accreditation staff will still be available to offer award-winning customer service,...
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) presented BOC’s President & CEO Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, with an award for her contributions to the O&P industry in February. George Breece, Executive Director of NAAOP, which is...
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) won a Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service at the seventh annual Stevie® Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, NV. BOC was recognized for its exceptional customer service department alongside such companies as Delta Air Lines,...
A new certification for durable medical equipment (DME) professionals, the Certified DME Specialist™ (CDME™), has been introduced by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC). The new certification leverages BOC’s expertise in the individual certification field with their...
BOC Marketing Coordinator Visits O&P Facility in Haiti Carli Cohen, Marketing and Creative Design Coordinator of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, had the opportunity to visit the Medical Teams International Advantage Program, an orthotic and prosthetic facility in...
BOC Board of Directors Elects Executive Committee for 2013 The 2013 Executive Committee (EC) of its Board of Directors has been announced by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC). The following EC members have been elected to another term in their respective roles:...
Congratulations to Dr. Steve Nettles, Senior Vice President of Psychometrics at Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc., BOC’s testing vendor, for being awarded the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) Service Award for Lifetime Achievement. CLEAR provides...
Call for Papers Announcement 2013 O&P World Congress September 18-21, 2013 Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) and its partners, The U.S. National Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and...
DATE: November 13, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carli Cohen, 410.581.6222 BOC’s Zacharias Elected to ICE Board of Directors Owings Mills, MD – The election of Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, President & CEO of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International...
BOC is included in a distinguished group of signatories to an important letter to states regarding the contents of their chosen essential health benefits (EHB) packages, which should include coverage of O&P care (as part of “rehabilitative and habilitative services and...
BOC had the opportunity to guest write for the WillowWood Blog on September 12. In “The Tangibles & Intangibles of Quality Patient Care,” we highlight the human side of the prosthetist-patient relationship through the experience of Donald Dotter, BOCPO. Donald, pictured on...
DATE: September 27, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carli Cohen, 410.581.6222 Owings Mills, MD–The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) has expanded year-round testing and instant test results and now offers these for all BOC multiple choice and...