Day: February 1, 2010

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the award of $17 million to fund projects to fight costly and dangerous health care-associated infections (HAIs). “When patients go to the hospital, they expect to get better, not…

A patient registry will allow for longitudinal studies in various areas of O&P.

Approach the challenges of practice management head on to balance work and life effectively.

Kaiser Permanente and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced the formation of a pilot program designed to exchange electronic health record (EHR) information using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) created by the Department of Health and Human…

Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Maxie Brashear was a hero to many even before the reach of the Hollywood screen brought his story to the masses.

An ambush in central Baghdad left Col. Robert T. Frame, MD and his team fighting for their lives.

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics announced the addition of new practitioners to several of its locations. Leslie Roberts, CP, signed on as practice manager in Hanger’s Oak Ridge, Tenn. patient care center. Roberts earned her bachelor’s degree from Meredith College, her…

  Sharon Nichelson Sharon Nichelson, CMOF, has been elected chairperson of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC), succeeding Preston Madler, BOCO. During its November 2009 meeting in Owings Mills, Md., the board of directors also elected to office; vice chairperson…

  He Huang He (Helen) Huang, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island (URI), has spent the last year tripping amputees. She is interested in the events leading up to the tripping, and how those motions can be…

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) are expanding the Military Amputee Peer Visitor Program by conducting a train-the-trainer and peer mentor training seminar at the WWP’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. Organized by the ACA, the…