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Month: August 2014

Hanger welcomes new board member

August 14, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Hanger Inc. has added Asif Ahmad, chief executive officer and director of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions Inc., to its board of directors. Asif Ahmad Ahmad previously served as senior vice president and general manager of Information and Technology Services at McKesson…

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Amputee Coalition Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee announces new members

August 13, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

The Amputee Coalition recently announced that three new members have joined its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee. Deb Velez, BSN, MN, GNP, David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD and Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS, each will serve a 3-year…

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Amputee Coalition Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee announces new members

August 13, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

The Amputee Coalition recently announced that three new members have joined its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee. Deb Velez, BSN, MN, GNP, David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD and Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS, each will serve a 3-year…

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Worse finger tapping in stroke patients’ unaffected hand indicates need for intensified treatment

August 13, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Stroke patients who experienced significantly worse finger tapping in the unaffected hand indicate a need to intensify treatment targeted at the unaffected upper limb’s fine motor activities and coordination, according to data published in Neural Regeneration Research. Researchers compared 30…

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Worse finger tapping in stroke patients’ unaffected hand indicates need for intensified treatment

August 13, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Stroke patients who experienced significantly worse finger tapping in the unaffected hand indicate a need to intensify treatment targeted at the unaffected upper limb’s fine motor activities and coordination, according to data published in Neural Regeneration Research. Researchers compared 30…

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Individuals with physical disabilities more active in neighborhoods with open space

August 12, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Researchers at the Kessler Foundation have found that overall living conditions of the built environment may be relevant to social inclusion for individuals with physical disabilities. In the recently published study, researchers obtained cross-sectional data from 508 community-living chronically disabled…

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Individuals with physical disabilities more active in neighborhoods with open space

August 12, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Researchers at the Kessler Foundation have found that overall living conditions of the built environment may be relevant to social inclusion for individuals with physical disabilities. In the recently published study, researchers obtained cross-sectional data from 508 community-living chronically disabled…

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VA initiates independent, nationwide review of its medical facilities

August 11, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

The Department of Veterans Affairs has initiated an independent, nationwide review of all scheduling practices at its medical facilities. The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs, will conduct an…

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Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 signed into law

August 8, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

President Obama has signed into law the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014, which includes the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights as a provision. The private contracting provision of the Act, which applies to physicians, hospitals and…

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Hanger releases second quarter report

August 8, 2014 Terense KempUncategorized

Hanger Inc. announced net sales of $275.9 million for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 3% from the second quarter of 2013, according to a company press release. The second quarter net sales increase of $8.1 million was…

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