The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) elected its 2012 executive committee and selected two new members for the board of directors effective January 1, 2012. John Kenney, BOCO, was named chairman. Kenney, the vice president of Ongoing Care Solutions, Inc.,…
Month: December 2011
Hanger Appoints Patricia B. Shrader to Board of Directors
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. announced that Patricia B. Shrader, vice president of global regulatory affairs at Medtronic, Inc., will join its Board of Directors as an independent director under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Shrader is replacing Bennett…
Extra Walking Does Not Improve Muscle Strength
Postmenopausal women who walked at least 10,000 steps a day did not have better muscle strength, balance or agility than women who walked fewer than 7,500 steps a day, according to a recent study. However, researchers found that extra walking…
Senate Passes Bill Delaying Medicare Physician Payment Cut for 2 Months
The U.S. Senate passed an amended version of a bill Saturday that postpones a 27.4% Medicare physician payment decrease scheduled to occur on Jan. 1. The amended measure delays the payment cut and extends the payroll tax deduction and unemployment…
OPAF Officially Adopts New Name
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) has officially changed its name to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation. The name change was approved during the 2011 American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association National Assembly. OPAF was originally founded as the…
High Hospital Readmission Rates Linked With Overall Hospitalization Rates
A recent study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that high rates of hospital readmission in different regions in the US may be more affected by the overall rate of hospitalization in that area. The study,…
WillowWood Recognized as a Top Place to Work in Ohio
WillowWood, located in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, was recognized by the Columbus Business First newspaer as one of the top 50 places to work in central Ohio for the second year in a row, according to a company press release. It…
New Term Begins for AOPA Board Members
The 2012 term for the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Board of Directors began on December 1 with the following updates: Tom DiBello, CPO, FAAOP enters his second term as president, and James A. Kaiser, CP begins his second…
House Passes Bill Delaying Medicare Physician Payment Cut for 2 Years
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night that forestalls for 2 years a 27.4% physician payment decrease scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The bill passed by a vote of 234-193; 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats voted…
New Treatment Offers Alternative to Amputation for Patients With Melanoma
Isolated limb infusion offers an alternative to radical surgery or amputation for patients with metastatic melanoma. When treating metastatic melanoma, surgery is often impossible because it would require removing large portions of tissue or the entire limb. Isolated limb infusion,…