Credentialing and Contracting. Retirement Postponed - The targeted February 2017 retirement date for AOPS has been postponed. Communications will be updated once a new date has been determined. Coming Soon  Important self-service information currently on AOPS will be available on the Availity Web Portal. Look for details about this new tool in early 2017 communications. Remittance Inquiry and Fee Schedule Inquiry are available via the Availity Web Portal under Payer Spaces at.
Citrus Aurantium by Another Name. Citrus Aurantium (the second word is pronounced oh-RAN-see-um) is more commonly known as the herb bitter orange. Today it is usually seen as an ingredient in weight loss products, although traditionally it has been used as a medicine by the Chinese for chest and stomach illnesses.
For the fruit known as Chinese Bitter Orange, see Trifoliate orange. Bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange refers to a citrus tree (Citrus Ã aurantium) and its fruit. It is a hybrid between Citrus maxima (pomelo) and Citrus reticulata (mandarin).Many varieties of bitter orange are used for their essential oil, and are found in perfume, used as a flavoring or as a solvent. The Seville orange variety is used in the production of marmalade.his orange is used as a rootstock in groves of sweet orange. The fruit and leaves make lather and can be used as soap. The hard white or light yellow wood is used in woodworking and made into baseball bats in Cuba.