Year: 2012

The FBI arrested Jacques Roy, MD of Rockwell, Texas on charges that he defrauded Medicare for nearly $375 million in billings for nonexistent home health care services since 2006, according to a press release from the Centers for Medicare &…

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with 14 hospitals over allegations that the hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare. The settlements will total more than $12 million, according to a press release. The settlements resolve allegations that the hospitals,…

The use of padded headgear and gloves reduces the impact fighters absorb from hits to the head, according to recently published research from Cleveland Clinic — but further equipment development is needed to help lessen rotational impact forces. “There is…

    Lothar Wehmeier Lothar Wehmeier, the founder of Rehabilitation Technical Components, Inc., passed away peacefully at his home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii late last year. Wehmeier was born in Berlin in 1933 and risked his life to escape the…

With little effort, you can make a client’s day by making the mundane special.

Are the new concepts behind equinus deformity management just a fad or the start of something bigger?

For patients who have recently undergone a mastectomy, reconstructive options can seem overwhelming and confusing. While custom breast prostheses provide a pain-free alternative to reconstructive surgery and a more personal option than generic breasts forms, the long and tedious casting…

Technological advancements in prostheses are welcomed by practitioners, but the learning curve can make fitting more complex.

British fighter pilot emblazoned his plane with image of his severed arm.

OIG asserts that further scrutiny of riskiest applicants is needed. CMS is taking action by addressing vulnerabilities.