Author: Terense Kemp

The American Association of Breast Care Professionals (AABCP) strives to mandate Medicare to offer the option of custom breast prostheses to all post-mastectomy patients. Currently, these prostheses are down-coded to an off-the-shelf option that does not always meet patient expectations.…

Providing comprehensive job feedback to employees allows them to produce the desired results and understand how important their roles are to the overall success of the company.     Dennis E. Clark Dennis E. Clark, CPO, president of the Orthotic…

Identify and appreciate the impact you have on every patient to
discover the greatest gift of working in the O&P field.

Scientists have used artificial muscles in some capacity for more than a decade, and still only have a basic understanding of the technology. A new study by a team of university researchers has offered an explanation about why these materials…

Otto Bock HealthCare promoted employee Matt Read to the position of orthopedic services sales representative for the Denver and Vail, Colo., areas. Read previously worked as a patient service representative (PSR).     Matt Read “Matt’s responsibilities as a PSR…

CMS is working with providers to review and streamline the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) enrollment process, according to a press release. To ensure that Medicare beneficiaries continue to receive health care items and services they need, CMS…

A survey by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers has found that 91% of physicians believe concerns regarding malpractice lawsuits result in defensive medicine — ordering more tests and procedures than necessary as a protective measure. Researchers questioned 2,416 physicians…

OPAF announced Danny Freund of Princeton, NJ has been named the 2010 Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship winner. Freund was selected from a panel of applicants who are all currently enrolled in the Northwestern University Orthotics and Prosthetics Program. Freund will…

OrPro announces the promotion of Rebecca Russell, CPO, to the position of practice leader in its Waldorf, Md. office.     Rebecca Russell Russell is a 2006 honors graduate from Eastern Michigan University in O&P and earned her bachelor of…

Otto Bock HealthCare announced the addition of Gabe Cabasaan, to the orthopedic services team as a sales representative for the Central region. “We are pleased to have Gabe join our sales force and we look forward to him making an…