Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
Author: Terense Kemp
CMS unlocks data on Medicare payments to individual physicians
Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
Bilateral, lower limb amputees needed for mobility survey
Bilateral, lower limb amputees are needed to participate in a mobility-related research study at the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation. Researchers are using the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-M) to help health care providers…
PFA announces call for abstracts
The Pedorthic Footcare Association announced a call for abstracts for its Annual Symposium and Exhibition scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla. PFA is seeking general abstracts on diabetes, sports medicine, general pedorthics, geriatrics, retail and practice management, as well…
PFA announces call for abstracts
The Pedorthic Footcare Association announced a call for abstracts for its Annual Symposium and Exhibition scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla. PFA is seeking general abstracts on diabetes, sports medicine, general pedorthics, geriatrics, retail and practice management, as well…
Revascularization, limb preservation provides more health benefits than wound care, primary amputation
Compared with wound care alone or primary amputation, revascularization and limb preservation attempts may be less costly and provide more health benefits, even among patients with marginal functional status at baseline, according to study results published recently in the Annals…
NAAOP releases statement on Medicare physician fee schedule
Congress passed a temporary, 3-month fix to the Medicare physician fee schedule that protects physicians and therapists from a 21% to 24% cut in reimbursement as of Jan. 1. However, this short term fix expires on March 31 unless Congress…
NAAOP releases statement on Medicare physician fee schedule
Congress passed a temporary, 3-month fix to the Medicare physician fee schedule that protects physicians and therapists from a 21% to 24% cut in reimbursement as of Jan. 1. However, this short term fix expires on March 31 unless Congress…
Change in ambulatory activity associated with risk of cardiovascular events in patients with impaired glucose tolerance
Both baseline levels of daily ambulatory activity and change in ambulatory activity were inversely associated with the subsequent risk of cardiovascular event in individuals at high cardiovascular risk with impaired glucose tolerance, according to a study published in The Lancet.…
Lasting effects of overuse injuries, burnout in youth sports underestimated
Emphasis on competitive success in youth sports has led to intense training, frequent competition and early single sport specialization, as well as a rise in overuse injuries and burnout. The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine recently released a new…