Month: August 2008

The world has only begun to see the benefits of tunable prostheses. O&P Business News spoke to engineers of this technology about how far it will reach.

Pedorthic group plans to do on the state level what PFA does nationally.

  Mahesh Mansukhani Mahesh Mansukhani recently was named president of Ossur Americas. Mansukhani succeeds Eythor Bender who will remain as a consultant for the company. Mansukhani comes from the AlixPartners Consultancy Group and has a master’s degree in business administration…

Scout Bassett has come a long way from her youth in a Chinese orphanage to take center stage as a spokesperson for the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has entered into a resolution agreement with Seattle-based Providence Health & Services to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.…

Though often overlooked, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction causes severe pain and deformity in affected adults.

Before you can effectively market a new business, you need to understand the difference between marketing and selling, Dennis Clark, CPO, president of Point Health Centers of America Inc. and Clark & Associates explained. “If you are selling … you…

The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and…

For O&P practitioners, a broad understanding of wound care dressings and techniques can be helpful in providing comprehensive patient care.

Freedom Innovations Appoints Lee Kim Chief Financial Officer Danforth and Taylor Join Norpro Prosthetics and Orthotics Hanger Welcomes New Hires, Announces Promotions Freedom Innovations Appoints Lee Kim Chief Financial Officer   Lee Kim Maynard Carkhuff, president and chief executive officer…