Exactly 1 year after President Barack Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 2.6 million more children were served by Medicaid…
Year: 2010
Flexible Workplaces Allow for Healthier Employees
Ellen Ernst Kossek A recent study found that a more flexible work atmosphere can make employees happier and healthier. Ellen Ernst Kossek, PhD, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Labor & Industrial Relations, has spent more…
How to Build a Successful Pedorthic Retail Shoe Business: Part One
Robert S. Schwartz Robert S. Schwartz, CPed, president and chief executive officer of Eneslow Pedorthic Enterprises Inc., discussed bthe tools needed to build a successful pedorthic retail shoe business at the Pedorthic Footwear Association (PFA) Symposium in Grapevine, Texas.…
Pioneer Surgical Technology Inc. Announces New CTO
Jeff Millin, president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Surgical Technology, announced the appointment of Qibin “Chip” Bao, PhD to the position of chief technology officer. Bao has 23 years of medical device research and development experience. Since joining Pioneer…
Touch Bionics Hires new National Sales Director
Davie Mendelsohn Touch Bionics announced the hiring of Davie Mendelsohn as the company’s national sales director. Mendelsohn brings with her extensive experience in the prosthetics field, having most recently held the position of regional vice president of sales and…
Shift of Focus
With health care reform on the back burner, the O&P field has time to advance agenda.
DoD Announces Results of 2008 Health Related Behaviors Survey
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced the final results of its 2008 Survey of Health Related Behaviors among active duty military personnel. Active duty Coast Guard personnel were included in the survey’s cohort for the first time since the series…
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Welcomes New Practitioners and Announces Recent Promotions
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics welcomes certified orthotist Ashli Speicher to its Lafayette, Colo. patient care center. Speicher earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix and her certificate in orthotics from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Prosthetic-Orthotic Center.…
The Success and Failure of Big Game Marketing
No matter what your marketing tools, make sure they communicate your intended message.
Paul Oswald, CPO Joins OrPro
Paul Oswald OrPro Prosthetics & Orthotics announced that Paul Oswald, CPO has joined the staff of its clinical practice in Piqua, Ohio. Oswald earned a Master of Management degree from Southern Oregon University, a Master of Science degree in…