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Judges honor BOC as a winner in two categories of this year’s international sales and customer service competition. Staff members at the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) are winners in two categories of this year’s prestigious Stevie® Awards competition: Business...
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) proudly announces the establishment of the Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service, an honor named after longtime practitioner, BOC board member and leader James Newberry, Jr., BOCP, BOCO, BOCPD, who passed away in 2016. “Jim...
Take Action: Submit A Comment by Monday, March 13 As part of our promise to be with you "every step of the way," we want to make you aware of a development that could affect compliance requirements for providing custom orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) care to Medicare...
The BOC board has elected its 2017 executive committee and announced two additions to the board. The executive committee is made up of the officers of the board. These recently elected 2017 officers are: Chair: L. Bradley “Brad” Watson, BOCO, BOCP, LPO, of Bowling Green,...
This latest honor follows on the heels of The Daily Record naming Zacharias one of Maryland’s 2016 Most Admired CEOs. Baltimore SmartCEO has named Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) President and CEO Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, a 2016 Circle of Excellence Award...
The Daily Record has named Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) President & CEO Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, as one of Maryland’s 2016 Most Admired CEOs. For more than 30 years, the nonprofit BOC has provided credentials demonstrating the competency and proficiency of...
James "Jim" Newberry, Jr., BOCP, BOCO, BOCPD, longtime practitioner and Board member for the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), passed away on June 27, 2016. L. Bradley “Brad” Watson, BOCO, BOCP, LPO, Chair of BOC’s Board of Directors, says, “Jim was an advocate of BOC...
The decision will not impact current BOC-certified orthotists, prosthetists, and pedorthists The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)’s Board of Directors recently approved a plan to sunset the acceptance of new applications for its orthotist (BOCO), prosthetist (BOCP),...
Arkansas is the latest state to recognize Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) examinations for licensure of providers in the orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic (OPP) professions. The rule change was made by the Arkansas Department of Health in January, 2016, following a...
BOC’s Fifth Stevie Award in Four Years The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has won a Stevie® Award for “E-Commerce Customer Service” in recognition of the organization’s innovative customer service support and social media efforts. BOC was awarded a Bronze Stevie...
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently announced the results of elections for its 2016 Board of Directors, Chair, and Executive Committee (EC). L. Bradley “Brad” Watson, BOCO, BOCP, LPO, was elected Chair. Watson is an owner/practitioner at Clarksville Limb...
We will continue to update this page as we receive additional information. In July of 2015, the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) published a draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for lower limb prosthetic coverage. If this proposal...
Last week, the Board of Certification/Accreditation’s President & CEO, Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, assumed leadership as Board Chair of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) Board of Directors. The announcement was made at the ICE Annual Meeting in Portland,...
O&P News magazine has announced the inaugural members of an “elite list” that includes many BOC certificants, Board members, and executives -- the O&P News 175, “leading innovators in the field of orthotics and prosthetics.” Members of the O&P News 175 will be...
All BOC Constituents, As I am sure you are aware, on October 1, 2015, a new ICD-10 diagnosis code set will be adopted. I was pleased to accept BOC's invitation to share how I have been preparing for the release of the new codes. I know the correct use of ICD-9 vs ICD-10 codes...