Author: Terense Kemp

What an ancient Greek philosopher can tell you about your business.

Georg Eÿser, the first amputee to participate in the Olympics, came up winning gold.

In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Matthew Parente, MS, PT, CPO, FAAOP. Parente is the national clinical education specialist at Hanger, Inc. and assistant professor and clinical director of the Prosthetics and Orthotics Program at the University…

September 8-11 | Boston First-year O&P students from the University of Hartford gathered in front of student poster presentations. Images: Carter SM and Houck K, O&P News. From left: Robert V. Leimkuehler, CPO; Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE; Rick Fleetwood, MPA;…

Researchers identified several interventions that resulted in “clinically meaningful reductions” in physician burnout, according to findings published in The Lancet. Mindfulness, stress management training and small group discussions demonstrated benefits in physicians combating burnout, Colin P. West, MD, of the…

There is substantial discordance between patients and PCPs in terms of the importance of certain drugs, as well as drug adherence, with nearly 20% of medications considered important to physicians not being correctly taken by patients, according to data published…

Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers’ compensation claims for major injuries, according to data recently published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH, and colleagues at…

Students at the University of Texas Southwestern recently hosted a First Dance and First Swim clinic as part of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation’s First Clinics initiative. The events, held at the Bachman Therapeutic Recreation Center, were coordinated by…

Two new American Medical Association analyses support the blocking of the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers. “The [American Medical Association] AMA analyses show that Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers would significantly compromise market competition in the health insurance industry and threaten health…

Two new American Medical Association analyses support the blocking of the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers. “The [American Medical Association] AMA analyses show that Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers would significantly compromise market competition in the health insurance industry and threaten health…