The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the addition of a California collaborative as its newest participant in an effort to produce more accurate, comprehensive measures of the quality of services at the provider level. Through the…
Year: 2007
Hanger Announces Completion of Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Officals from the Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. recently announced that the company amended its existing Senior Secured Credit Facilities to lower the applicable interest rates and modify certain other covenants. Amended interest rates on the Term Loan B are LIBOR…
Amputee Soccer: A Fun Outlet for the Competitive Spirit
The American Amputee Soccer Association provides community and conditioning for amputee soccer players.
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. Seeking an Amendment to Its Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. recently announced that it is seeking certain amendments to its existing Senior Secured Credit Facilities that include reducing the margin over LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offer Rate) that the company pays as interest under the existing Term…
Uninsured Receive Less Medical Care, Take Longer to Improve
Among individuals who experience a change in health caused by an unintentional injury or new chronic condition, those without insurance are more likely to have difficulty obtaining recommended medical care and are more likely to experience larger declines in short-term…
Setting the Stage for Success
On screen and on the track, Katy Sullivan is an up-and-coming leading lady to watch.
OPAF Receives Donation to Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Fund
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF) has received a $500 donation from Jeff Brandt, CPO, president and owner of Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics of Gettysburg, Pa. The donation is in memory of Dale Yasukawa, CP and will help…
Annual Hanger Education Fair Focuses on the Future
Annual Hanger Education Fair Focuses on the Future Arkansas Licensure Act Signed Into Law Annual Hanger Education Fair Focuses on the Future Hanger P&O welcomed Walk Aide patients onstage during the opening ceremony to talk about the success they…
Ramped Up
What was once just a hobby has become an obsession. Oscar Loreto is finding ways to make people see skateboarding in a whole new way.
Understanding and Managing Complex Prosthetic Cases
Difficult cases require more individualized care in several areas and an original, creative mentality for the clinicians involved.