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Day: March 1, 2011
A Chapter Ends
As I close the book on my tenure as a columnist for O&P Business
News, I offer caution for the direction of the industry.
Lessons on Transparency, Faith and Recognizing Your Staff
One successful online grocery outlet has mastered the art of being
honest, imperfect and successful as a result of it all.
Haiti One Year Later
More than one year has elapsed since the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010 devastated Haiti. The world – along with many O&P providers – turned its focus on the ailing nation. More than 30 organizations have been lending their help…
Early Intervention and Orthotics
Access to orthotic intervention can help to minimize negative residual
effects on mobility.
Review and Update Patient Files to Remain Compliant with CMS
CMS has implemented stricter rules regarding documentation. In order to remain compliant, pedorthists must document and detail their patient files. Everything must be recorded and organized. According to Dean Mason, CPed, CO, these are the new rules to which pedorthists…
Michael Davitt Remembered as ‘Ireland’s One-Armed Patriot’
An Irish amputee reportedly inspired Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent,
civil disobedience campaign for Indian independence from the British.
Scott Spring Joins Advanced Arm Dynamics Team at Walter Reed
Scott Spring Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD), a provider of upper extremity prosthetic rehabilitation services, announced the addition of Scott Spring, CP, to their upper extremity clinical team at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. “In 2003, AAD was selected…
Michael Davitt Remembered as ‘Ireland’s One-Armed Patriot’
An Irish amputee reportedly inspired Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent,
civil disobedience campaign for Indian independence from the British.
Breast Cancer Incidence Rates No Longer Declining in U.S. Women
A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the United States after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through 2007, according to a new study from the American…