Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Health Care Updates

• Lower musculoskeletal fitness predicted higher mortality rates

• December 14, 2012
• Musculoskeletal fitness assessed by a sitting-rising test significantly predicted mortality in participants 51 to 80 years of age, according to recent...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: New reviews related to physician services in OIG’s 2013 work plan

• December 11, 2012
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: Record year for the HHS Office of Inspector General

• December 7, 2012
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• Health Care Updates

• O&P devices exempt from 2.3% excise tax

• O&P Business News, January 2013
• The Treasury Department released the final rule for the medical device excise tax, confirming that prosthetic and orthotic devices qualify for exemption...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Transparency needed so patients understand out-of-network costs

• O&P Business News, January 2013
• About half of patients who received health care outside of their insurance network did not know how much they would have to pay for their out-of-network...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: Landmark appeals court opinion could have far-reaching implications for off-label promotion activities

• December 4, 2012
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• Medicare will reimburse physicians for managing patient transitions from hospital, SNF to home

• December 3, 2012
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on...More »

• Clinical News Perspective

• Assess Cardiac Risks in Amputee Patients

• O&P Business News, December 2012
• Coronary artery calcium score detected a greater burden of underlying atherosclerotic disease in amputees compared with control participants matched by...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: Obama administration releases new Affordable Care Act regulations

• November 30, 2012
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Improved hand motor function seen after spinal cord injury by stimulating brain peripheral nerves

• November 30, 2012
• Investigators have demonstrated that stimulation of the brain’s motor cortex and peripheral nerves in paired pulses can improve hand motor function...More »

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