Month: August 2010

Electronic health records (EHR) have the potential to reduce medical errors, curb medical costs and improve patient safety. The computerization of these records can also streamline patient care management and allow practitioners to gather information more efficiently, according to the…

The July 6 implementation date of Internet-based provider enrollment chain and ownership system (PECOS) placed added pressure on DMEPOS suppliers to inform those who have not yet registered in the system to do so. Some of that pressure has been…

The incidence of multiple traumatic limb loss is rising among service members in battle, also increasing the mortality rate, the rehabilitation time and the difficulty of prosthetic fitting. Despite these severe injuries, however, veterans from the Vietnam War report relatively…

William C. Oates lost an arm in the Civil War but that did not keep him
from further serving his country.

Hospital costs for posterior spinal fusion (PSF), the most common surgical treatment associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), has increased by more than 100% from 1997 to 2006, a study found. Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH, director of musculoskeletal outcomes…

To date, 19 states have passed parity laws, but othersare waiting for more information about federal health care reform.

Falls are not inevitable as people age, despite their frequent occurrence in the geriatric population. A new device created by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reveals the balance issues that serve as warning signs to predict these…

Use proactive and reactive marketing to attain the response you want
from your customer base.

Standardized measures of patient care can provide a higher rate of patient outcome success, according to investigators. Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA presented his group’s findings at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He hypothesized…

After receiving a grant from CAF for a new prosthesis, Kevin Messner
shaved 15 seconds off his 200m time.