A joint publication has been issued by the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors with guidelines for suppliers providing off-the-shelf orthoses with parallel codes for custom-fitted versions of the same products. As part of the January 2014 Healthcare Common Procedure…
Year: 2014
Wedged Orthoses Reduced Pain, Swollen Joints in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients benefit from early intervention with customized off-the-shelf orthoses.
Feed the Media a Well-Balanced Diet
Prepare and distribute press releases at least monthly to get the most out of the media.
Developments in Osseointegration Give Amputees New Alternatives
Prosthetists and researchers are working to make osseointegration a safer option for amputees.
Hyperspectral Imaging Saves Amputee’s Toe
Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MS, associate professor of plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, demonstrated how he used hyperspectral imaging to save a patient’s toe from amputation at the MOEMS-MEMS symposium, part of the recent Photonics…
Össur launches functional healing knee orthosis
Össur has announced the launch of its Rebound Cartilage, the first orthosis designed to provide unicompartmental load reduction and range of movement restriction after an articular cartilage defect procedure. The orthosis is designed to offload repaired cartilage while helping patients…
HHS releases security risk assessment tool for health care providers
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new security risk assessment tool to help small to medium sized health care provider offices conduct risk assessments of their organizations. The security risk assessment (SRA) tool is the result of…
Advocacy groups mobilize for Limb Loss Awareness Month
The Amputee Coalition and the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) are holding events in April to promote Limb Loss Awareness Month. Amputee support groups across the country are holding walk/run/roll events in their communities to benefit the Amputee Coalition’s…
Cedars-Sinai, US military design more efficient operating room
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and the US military have partnered to design an operating room that will enable emergency medical teams to respond more quickly and effectively to patients with life-threatening injuries. Physicians from Cedars-Sinai and military hospitals from…
Registration deadline nears for Design of Medical Devices Conference
Online registration for the 2014 Design of Medical Devices Conference ends at midnight CST on March 31. The conference is being held from April 7-10 at The Commons Hotel & McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis. The conference consists of 4…