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Scott Williamson, MBA, CAE, is President of Quality Outcomes, a company dedicated to establishing a consensus building approach to identify broad-based O&P outcomes data to identify and teach professional best practices. He just celebrated his 20th year in the nonprofit community and has worked in professional certification since 1992.
Most recently Scott worked for the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) from 2002 - 2010. He was the Director of Facility Accreditation and played a key role in establishing and maintaining the national standards for quality O&P care. Scott has been a liaison between the O&P profession and CMS during the development of the CMS Quality Standards and their mandatory accreditation program. He is currently the Chairperson of the Healthcare Knowledge Taskforce of the American Society of Association Executives, a member of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and a member of the National Quality Forum. In 1995, Scott earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Richmond and his undergraduate degree is in Management Economics from Hampden~Sydney College. While earning his MBA, Scott worked for MWH MediCorp (a hospital holding Corp.) where he developed and maintained billing and performance data and was responsible for corporate safety and security. In 2005 Scott earned his Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Scott is a frequent speaker on DMEPOS accreditation processes and standards, the CMS Quality Standards, and also speaks about how pending regulations and developments in the delivery of care are transforming the profession.
The advisors of Quality Outcomes have combined O&P experience of over 150 years. The experience has ranged from small family-owned facilities to hospital-based operations to large, multi-state operations. In addition, advisors consist of Certified Orthotists and Certified Prosthetists by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Fellows of the American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Physical Therapists with a business and clinical backgrounds and recognized business professionals.
Our staff and advisors are in the unique position of having a comprehensive knowledge of the CMS Quality Standards and their history because they have been involved in the process since it began. Their volunteer work and careers have provided them with a thorough understanding of O&P “Best Practices” and they have been instrumental in writing the ABC Patient Care Standards and later teaching and assessing compliance with the standards.
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