The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) announced a new quality initiative to improve the care of patients with vascular disease. The Vascular Quality Improvement Initiative includes a registry and regional study groups to analyze the data collected from the registry.…
Month: November 2010
Study Finds Better Early Results With Stretching Vs. Shockwave Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis
Manual stretching exercises proved more effective than shockwave therapy for patients dealing with symptoms of plantar fasciitis, according to a new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. “The earlier you understand how stretching fits in and the…
Breast Cancer Consortium to be Led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Peggy L. Porter The National Cancer Institute has awarded $11.5 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to lead a 5-year, Seattle-based breast cancer research consortium. The goal of the endeavor is to positively impact breast cancer prevention,…
Alcohol can Hinder Recovery From Burns and Trauma
Alcohol does much more harm to the body than just damaging the liver. Drinking also can weaken the immune system, slow healing, impair bone formation, increase the risk of HIV transmission and hinder recovery from burns, trauma, bleeding and surgery.…
BOC Joins O&P Alliance Meetings
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance recently announced that the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) has been invited to participate in conference calls and meetings with the four organizations of the O&P Alliance in order to better coordinate the public policy…
Physicians and the Military Plea to Congress to Protect Military Health Care
This Veterans Day, with Medicare and TRICARE physician payment cuts of 25% looming, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) are calling on Congress to act immediately to protect health care for America’s military…
Most Americans Concerned About Medicare Payment Cut
As medical groups urge Congress to stop a scheduled 25% Medicare physician payment cut, an American Medical Association poll shows that 94% of Americans think that the looming cut is a serious problem. The results of the online poll of…
People with Disabilities Improve Quality of Life by Visiting Online Digital World
For millions of enthusiasts worldwide, visiting the virtual world of Second Life (SL) on the Internet is simply entertainment. But for a growing population of people with disabilities, the same digital world improves their quality of life, according to the…
OPGA Partners With Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc.
Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances has become an official supplier partner of The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). Friddle’s provides O&P practitioners with orthotic and prosthetic supplies including plastics, paper transfers, pedorthic materials, the Friddle MRI Halo System, fasteners, tools…
Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Readies for Jan. 1 Rollout
On Nov. 3, the CMS released a list of the 356 competitive bidding suppliers with Medicare contracts that will provide certain medical equipment and supplies to beneficiaries in nine communities throughout the United States. The competitive bidding program aims to…