The delay will give physicians and non-physician practitioners time to update their enrollment records.
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Business Alliances: The Pros, the Cons and the Payoff
Strategic partnerships have the ability to enhance your business’ reputation and reach.
Northwestern Director of Prosthetics Honored
Thomas Karolewski In November 2009, Thomas Karolewski, CP, FAAOP, director of prosthetics education at Northwestern University Prosthetic-Orthotic Center was honored by the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Karolewski has become a member of the “Quarter…
Most Women Will Ignore New Mammogram Recommendations
A recent survey of women ages 40 to 49 years indicates that more than two-thirds of them will continue an annual mammography regimen, and some will do so even if they have to pay for the tests themselves. In an…
Technique Advancements in Foot Orthosis Design Provide New Insight
Technological advances in orthotic technology have caused a shift in traditional orthotic paradigms, according to Roy H. Lidtke, DPM, CPed, and director for the Center for Clinical Biomechanics at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Lidtke presented his findings…
OPAF Awarded Grant Funding
Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF) and The First Clinics recently received two grants in separate award ceremonies. First, the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to OPAF to continue work with its First Clinics. OPAF was…
Parity Legislation Signed in Illinois
Image: © 2009 iStockphoto.com/Edward Grajeda. On Dec. 13, 2009, Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed parity bill HB 2652 into law requiring health insurance plans to provide no less favorable coverage for prosthetics as well as custom orthotics than provided…
OPT Texas Hosts First Volley Tennis Clinic
Orthotic & Prosthetic Technologies (OPT) of Texas hosted a First Volley Tennis Clinic at Circle C Tennis Center in Austin, Texas. Frieda Borth, who serves as the patient advocate for OPT Texas, was instrumental in the success of the clinic.…
Report Highlights Need for Health Care Reform
Anita Campbell A report issued by Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius in late October outlined the ways in which health insurance reform will lower costs for small businesses. The report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health…
Study Offers Hope for Sensory Control
The introduction of the iLimb, allowing a patient to control individual digits on a prosthetic hand through neuromuscular signals, was a breakthrough for the O&P industry. The ability for an upper extremity amputee to grab an object using myoelectric-controlled digits…