Month: March 2010

  Matt Swiggum Otto Bock HealthCare recently promoted Matt Swiggum and Walter Governor to expanded leadership roles in the organization. Governor steps up to be director of sales for technical orthopedics and Swiggum has accepted the newly created role of…

President Barack Obama signed a health care reform bill into law extending medical coverage to nearly 32 million uninsured Americans. “Our presence here today is remarkable and improbable,” Obama said at the signing of the bill. “With all the punditry,…

Allied Orthopedics Inc. announced that Ronald Otano has been promoted to orthotic fitter assistant following his licensure from the State of Florida Department of Health. Otano joined Allied Orthopedicsin 2008, working as an orthotic and prosthetic clinical assistant. He has…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced awards of more than $372 million to 44 communities, to support public health efforts to reduce obesity and smoking, increase physical activity and improve nutrition. The awards are part of…

Otto Bock HealthCare received the 2009 award for “Prosthetic or Orthotic Product Innovation” from the Limbless Association for E-MAG Active. E-MAG Active works independently of the ankle joint or sole of the foot. The system opens and closes automatically while…

March 21 marked the end of the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, BC. In all, the United States came away from the Games with 13 medals — four gold, five silver and four bronze. Charlie Huebner, chief of Paralympics for…

An international study of nearly 100 clinical trials that were stopped early due to positive treatment effects has found that many of those effects were exaggerated. The authors of the study – published the Journal of the American Medical Association…

A study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimates that smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed health care reform legislation on Sunday, March 21, after an intense and controversial weekend of last-minute negotiations to persuade wavering Democrats to vote for the bill. With a vote of 219 to 212, the…

D. Scott Williamson Jr., CAE, has been named the president of Quality Outcomes, a Virginia company specializing in documenting health care outcomes for users of prosthetics, orthotics and durable medical equipment. Williamson is responsible for Quality Outcomes’ comprehensive performance management…