Otto Bock HealthCare promoted employee Matt Read to the position of orthopedic services sales representative for the Denver and Vail, Colo., areas. Read previously worked as a patient service representative (PSR). Matt Read “Matt’s responsibilities as a PSR…
Year: 2010
CMS Will Not Automatically Reject Claims on July 6
CMS is working with providers to review and streamline the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) enrollment process, according to a press release. To ensure that Medicare beneficiaries continue to receive health care items and services they need, CMS…
Study Finds Majority of Physicians Practice Defensive Medicine
A survey by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers has found that 91% of physicians believe concerns regarding malpractice lawsuits result in defensive medicine — ordering more tests and procedures than necessary as a protective measure. Researchers questioned 2,416 physicians…
OPAF Awards 2010 Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship
OPAF announced Danny Freund of Princeton, NJ has been named the 2010 Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship winner. Freund was selected from a panel of applicants who are all currently enrolled in the Northwestern University Orthotics and Prosthetics Program. Freund will…
OrPRO Promotes Rebecca Russell to Practice Leader
OrPro announces the promotion of Rebecca Russell, CPO, to the position of practice leader in its Waldorf, Md. office. Rebecca Russell Russell is a 2006 honors graduate from Eastern Michigan University in O&P and earned her bachelor of…
Otto Bock Announces New Hire in Orthopedic Services Business
Otto Bock HealthCare announced the addition of Gabe Cabasaan, to the orthopedic services team as a sales representative for the Central region. “We are pleased to have Gabe join our sales force and we look forward to him making an…
Surgeons Advise Against Cosmetic Foot Surgery
The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society is warning patients to avoid “foot facelifts,” according to a press release Cosmetic foot surgery includes narrowing the foot to better fit high heels; shortening the second toe so it is not longer…
Writer/Producer Added to AAD Marketing Team
Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) announced the addition of Sherri Edge, writer/producer, to their marketing and communications team. Edge will work with AAD’s new national director of communications and marketing, Carol Sorrels. Sherri Edge Edge has been a freelance writer and…
NIBIB Announces Supplemental Funding for Low-Cost Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the NIH, announced the availability of supplemental funding for eligible NIBIB-supported research grants to facilitate collaborative work among researchers in the United States and India. The grants will be…
National Intrepid Center of Excellence Opens
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund on June 24 officially dedicated the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a new 72,000-square-foot medical facility in Bethesda, Md., dedicated to researching, diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injury in…