Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…
Month: January 2014
Swiftwick joins SPS catalog
Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…
Hast joins NAAOP board of directors
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics has appointed Rebecca J. Hast to its board of directors. Hast has served as president of Linkia LLC since November 2005. Before joining Linkia, Hast was with UnitedHealth Group Inc.…
CMS unlocks data on Medicare payments to individual physicians
Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
CMS unlocks data on Medicare payments to individual physicians
Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
Bilateral, lower limb amputees needed for mobility survey
Bilateral, lower limb amputees are needed to participate in a mobility-related research study at the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation. Researchers are using the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-M) to help health care providers…
PFA announces call for abstracts
The Pedorthic Footcare Association announced a call for abstracts for its Annual Symposium and Exhibition scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla. PFA is seeking general abstracts on diabetes, sports medicine, general pedorthics, geriatrics, retail and practice management, as well…
PFA announces call for abstracts
The Pedorthic Footcare Association announced a call for abstracts for its Annual Symposium and Exhibition scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla. PFA is seeking general abstracts on diabetes, sports medicine, general pedorthics, geriatrics, retail and practice management, as well…
Revascularization, limb preservation provides more health benefits than wound care, primary amputation
Compared with wound care alone or primary amputation, revascularization and limb preservation attempts may be less costly and provide more health benefits, even among patients with marginal functional status at baseline, according to study results published recently in the Annals…
NAAOP releases statement on Medicare physician fee schedule
Congress passed a temporary, 3-month fix to the Medicare physician fee schedule that protects physicians and therapists from a 21% to 24% cut in reimbursement as of Jan. 1. However, this short term fix expires on March 31 unless Congress…