Author: Terense Kemp

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an interim final rule that will change the implementation date of the internet-based provider enrollment chain and ownership system (PECOS) to July 6, almost 6 months before than the already…

The Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) has appointed Amputee Coalition of America president and chief executive officer, Kendra Calhoun to serve as a patient advocate. The MEDCAC advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on…

On June 11, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius launched the Let’s Move Cities and Towns component of the Let’s Move! campaign at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. Addressing an audience of more…

The United States faces a shortage of between 124,000 and 159,000 physicians by 2025. Already at least 22 states and 15 medical specialties have reported physician workforce shortages. In response to this shortage, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new…

A 5-year, $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to staff scientist Nikolaos Tapinos, MD, PhD, of Geisinger’s Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, will be used to study the role of nuclear ErbB3 protein during development of…

U.S. Paralympics announced that Kevin Jardine has been named associate director and head coach of the Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program. Jardine has more than 16 years of experience in high performance and coaching, and he has coached…

Orthocare Innovations announced the addition of David Adams as general manager of its Oklahoma City facility. Adams joins Orthocare from Trulife where he served as vice president. Adams brings more than 14 years of experience in the O&P and orthopedic…

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) announced the addition of Brian Waryck, CP, to their clinical staff. Waryck will work with the AAD clinical team at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at AAD centers in three other states. Waryck spent the…

The Spine Technology Awards will recognize the best spine products, engineering teams and inventors for 2010, according to a news release. Awards will be presented in eight categories: device technologies for cervical care; lumbar care; motion preservation of the spine;…

The Endeavor Games are expected to welcome a record 475 participants in 11 sport competitions from 30 states and four countries – including a large number of wounded service men and women. The event will host sport clinics including an…