Day: April 24, 2014

Jonathan Blum, CMS principal deputy administrator, announced he will be stepping down from his position on May 16. Blum served as CMS director from 2009-2013. During his tenure, Blum oversaw regulation and payment for fee-for-service Medicare providers, which has faced…

The Amputee Coalition has elected Miles O’Brien, broadcast and web journalist, to its board of directors. In February 2014, a heavy equipment case struck O’Brien’s left arm while he was on assignment. He developed acute compartment syndrome, which led to…

Samuel Rosenfeld, MD, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Orange, Calif., presented factors in determining the success with which an individual with spina bifida will transition from a pediatric to an adult rehabilitation environment. Forty-eight patients were followed since 1958, stratified by neurological…