PrimeCare O&P Network has joined with Reliacare Alliance IPA, a privately held benefits management company that serves the health plan, workers’ compensation and self-insured funds markets. In the merger, attention will be brought to the education of decision makers, case…
Month: October 2014
Eastern Michigan University names new O&P program director
Wendy Fischl Beattie, CPO, FAAOP has been named the program director and clinical coordinator of Eastern Michigan University’s graduate program in orthotics and prosthetics. Wendy Fischl Beattie Beattie, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has more than 25 years of experience in…
Eastern Michigan University names new O&P program director
Wendy Fischl Beattie, CPO, FAAOP has been named the program director and clinical coordinator of Eastern Michigan University’s graduate program in orthotics and prosthetics. Wendy Fischl Beattie Beattie, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has more than 25 years of experience in…
Senators address off-the-shelf orthosis guidelines in letter to CMS
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have challenged CMS for exceeding the language of the Medicare Modernization Act statute’s definition of “minimal self-adjustment” in its definition of off-the-shelf orthoses, according to a press release from the American Orthotic…
Morale rises, but more physicians feel overextended
An increasing number of physicians reported they are overextended or at full capacity, according to results of a national survey conducted this year of more than 20,000 physicians. Compared with 75% in 2012, 81% of physicians surveyed said they felt…
San Diego Triathlon Challenge raises $1.18 million
More than 5,000 supporters, spectators and participants were in attendance on Oct. 19 for the Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation, an event that raised $1.18 million for athletes with physical challenges.…
San Diego Triathlon Challenge raises $1.18 million
More than 5,000 supporters, spectators and participants were in attendance on Oct. 19 for the Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation, an event that raised $1.18 million for athletes with physical challenges.…
Paralyzed man recovers some function after transplantation of olfactory nerve fibroblasts, nerve bridge
A group of Polish scientists and English physicians may have restored some function and sensory sensation to a 38-year-old man who sustained a traumatic transection of the spinal cord at the T9 vertebra. By removing one of his olfactory bulbs…
Paralyzed man recovers some function after transplantation of olfactory nerve fibroblasts, nerve bridge
A group of Polish scientists and English physicians may have restored some function and sensory sensation to a 38-year-old man who sustained a traumatic transection of the spinal cord at the T9 vertebra. By removing one of his olfactory bulbs…
OPAF launches First Cycle Clinic
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation recently launched the First Cycle Clinic in Greenville, S.C. First Cycle was developed by John Kinder and Brian Kaluf, CP, of Ability Prosthetics, who wanted to offer adaptive cycling opportunities for children and adults…