Year: 2015

The Board of Certification / Accreditation recently announced an update to its certification exam. The Board of Certification / Accreditation (BOC) brought together subject matter experts (SMEs) who worked in exam-specific groups to alter test questions, using current student textbooks…

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics has announced an effort to draw national attention to the recently published draft policy for Local Coverage Determination for Lower Limb Prosthetics. The draft policy was released by the four…

Adults with diabetes who undergo a lower extremity amputation are more likely to die at any given point than those who do not have an amputation, according to research in Diabetes Care. Ole Hoffstad, MD , of the Department of…

Treating a customer’s problem as if it were your own can make all the difference in your relationship.

Are you currently saving for your child’s college education? If so, you may be using one of the most recommended tax-favored vehicles for accumulating and paying out dollars for college expenses — a Section 529 college savings plan. But there…

A team of researchers at Washington University has developed a shoulder-controlled, externally powered 3-D printed prosthetic arm, according to data recently published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International. The goal of the project was to address limitations of other 3-D printed…

Patient and payer expectations continue to increase. Evidence-based practice makes it possible to meet them.

Almost half of small business owners surveyed are unsure what will happen to their business when they retire.

The PrimeFare East Regional Scientific Symposium, now in its 17th year, reported that 60% of attendees at the June event were first-time attendees. The event offered five educational tracks for its more than 100 practitioner attendees in addition to an…

Findings confirm ability of patients to wean into wear within 1 week.