ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Megan O’Shea, student in the Orthotics and Prosthetics program at University of Hartford, received the Robert Frank Award at the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting.
Year: 2015
RAC audits back in place with CMS announcement
CMS recently announced all Recovery Audit Contractors may continue their active recovery auditing activities, including sending additional documentation requests. The announcement became effective as of Nov. 13, 2015. According to a CMS update, the announcement marks the end of a…
VIDEO: Technology, relationships two features unique to O&P
SAN ANTONIO — According to Matthew Parente, MS, PT, CPO, program director of Prosthetics and Orthotics for University of Hartford and national clinical education specialist for Hanger Clinic, two things set O&P apart from other health care professions: technology and…
VIDEO: Technology, relationships two features unique to O&P
SAN ANTONIO — According to Matthew Parente, MS, PT, CPO, program director of Prosthetics and Orthotics for University of Hartford and national clinical education specialist for Hanger Clinic, two things set O&P apart from other health care professions: technology and…
New research aims to build lower limb prostheses with human-like reflexes
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a lower limb prosthesis based on features of the human reflex, which they hope can increase users’ balance and improve current prostheses. “Powered prostheses can help compensate for missing leg muscles, but if…
Bionik announces third-quarter results
Bionik Laboratories Corp., a Canadian medical device company, recently announced its financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015. Among its recent accomplishments are developments in the progress of its primary product, ARKE, a robotic lower-body exoskeleton that allows…
Bionik announces third-quarter results
Bionik Laboratories Corp., a Canadian medical device company, recently announced its financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015. Among its recent accomplishments are developments in the progress of its primary product, ARKE, a robotic lower-body exoskeleton that allows…
Wounded Warriors releases data from survey of injured veterans
Wounded Warrior Project recently released the results of its 2015 Alumni Survey, which found more than 75% of wounded veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder. According to a Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) press release, the collection of data is the largest…
Hanger files notification of late filing of quarterly report
Hanger Inc. recently filed a notification of late filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the company’s quarterly report for the period ended Sept. 30, 2015. According to the filing, Hanger is unable to file its quarterly report…
VIDEO: O&P profession in need of recognition from CMS
SAN ANTONIO — John Kenney, MURP, BOCO, vice president of Ongoing Care Solutions Inc. in Temecula, Calif., said acknowledgement of O&P practitioners as health care professionals is needed from CMS.