Author: Terense Kemp

There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with…

The principles of crisis management are the same for individually owned businesses as for major multinational corporations.   © 2009 iStockphoto.com/MBPHOTO A practitioner and owner of a small-sized O&P facility is in his bed unaware that as he sleeps a…

The 16th Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge provides challenged athletes with opportunities to dream big and accomplish even greater goals. For 16 years, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) has been proving to the world that people with physical…

  Cathie Pruitt On Oct. 9, ownership of the PrimeCare Network LLC was transferred from Clint, Frank and Ted Snell to Cathie Pruitt and Jane Edwards. “We all felt that the Network had reached a crossroads and that, since Cathie…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced final changes to policies and payment rates for services to be furnished during calendar year (CY 2010) by more than 1 million physicians and non-physician practitioners who are paid through the…

Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking…

Pedorthists must have a wide range of inventory in order to strike a balance between catering to their patient’s wants and providing what their patient needs. We have all endured the agonizing pain at least once in our lives. We…

Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings raise questions about whether negative physician attitudes about obesity could be affecting the long-term…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the bidding timeline for the Round 1 Rebid of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program and initiated a comprehensive bidder education campaign. At press time,…

Allsup Inc. chief executive officer Jim Allsup was presented with the Invisible Disabilities Advocate (IDA) 2009 Advocacy Award at the organization’s annual banquet in Denver. “Mr. Allsup was chosen based on his personal and corporate passion to help people who…