The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will begin implementing a requirement that device manufacturers provide readily available information in certain premarket applications on pediatric patients who suffer from the disease or condition that the device is…
Day: April 7, 2010
Candidates Earn ABC Certification in Record Numbers
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) announced that a record number of examination candidates chose ABC certification in 2009. A total of 2,596 certification exams across all disciplines were administered in 2009, a 17%…
Health Care Reform Provisions Impact on O&P
With health reform being signed into law, attention is now turning to particular provisions in the 2,700-page bill, especially those provisions that were the subject of last-minute deal making, according to a press release from the National Association for the…