Year: 2007

Harry J. Lawall, Sr. Remembered Fillauer Companies Inc. Announce Management Changes Harry J. Lawall, Sr. Remembered   Harry J. Lawall, Sr. Harry J. Lawall, Sr., CP died on March 15. Lawall is survived by his wife Rosemary, nine children (five…

CMS issues the final rule to implement the first round of the competitive bidding program.

By Kristine Houck, ELS

Practitioners can never learn too much about the foundations, as well as the finer points of charting.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it is implementing a contingency plan for covered entities (other than small health plans) that will not meet the May 23 deadline for compliance with the National Provider Identifier…

Innovative Neurotronics Inc. (IN, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., today announced four additions to its management and manufacturing teams – a director of manufacturing operations, director of finance, director of international business development and a quality…

ACPOC Members Meet in Atlanta   Atlanta played host to the 2007 ACPOC annual meeting. © 2007, Photos.com, JupiterImages Corporation The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) annual meeting was held April 11-14 in Atlanta. Hosted by Children’s Healthcare of…

A love for the water led four-time national surfing champion Sean Fitzgibbon first to kayaking and then to the O&P Extremity Games.

By Andrew Kelly

Understanding the workflow is crucial to ensuring that the process flows smoothly from start to finish.

Children born with a foot deformity that causes them to have a rigid flatfoot once faced extensive surgery to fully correct the problem. A treatment developed by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…

Upholding the standards of the O&P field is in the hands of each practitioner with the daily decisions they make in the workplace.