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May 23, 2013
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More than 50% of medical professionals and 80% of hospitals have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments related to meaningful use of electronic...More
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The Transportation Security Administration will no longer use CastScope to screen individuals with prosthetic devices, according to a news release from...More
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May 23, 2013
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CMS will host a series of open door forum calls to allow physicians, prosthetists and other interested parties to give feedback on a suggested electronic...More
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May 23, 2013
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The United Spinal Association and leaders from the National Spinal Cord Injury Association will gather in Washington DC from June 16-19 for the second...More
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Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
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May 20, 2013
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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
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Health Care Updates
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May 22, 2013
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Plasminogen, a plasma protein, can be used as a novel medicine for chronic wound treatment to prevent amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers,...More
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May 22, 2013
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Leto Solutions was announced as first place winner in the Student Technology Venture Competition for their thermoelectric cooling system prototype that...More
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Health Care Updates
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May 21, 2013
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The removal of pharmaceutical representative visits in a medical clinic resulted in substantially reduced drug costs and increased staff and patient...More
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Health Care Updates
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May 21, 2013
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Hallux valgus and lesser toe deformities are highly heritable in white men and women of European descent, according to recent study results published in...More
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May 14, 2013
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The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) filed suit against Health and Human Services and Medicare in the Federal District Court for the...More
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May 16, 2013
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The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics released a webcast statement in support of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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Orthopedics Today, May 2013
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PHILADELPHIA — A patellofemoral brace improved pain and symptom scores for patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis, according to research...More
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Field Facts
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May 20, 2013
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Mike Schultz was named an award winner in Popular Science’s seventh annual Invention Awards for his Versa Foot prosthesis.
“Everyday thinkers...More
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May 17, 2013
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The Challenged Athletes Foundation announced it will award $2.1 million in grants to 1,132 challenged athletes in 20 countries.
The grants, which are part...More
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Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
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May 17, 2013
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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
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May 17, 2013
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The Amputee Coalition is hosting Limb Loss Education Day on Saturday, May 18, at the New York University Global Center Grand Hall, New York City.
The full...More
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May 16, 2013
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The use of acupuncture is an effective treatment in active-duty service members and can help entice reluctant patients to participate in conventional...More
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May 16, 2013
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Health care innovators will have access to $1 billion in new funds to reward their ideas for improving health care while reducing costs, Health...More
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May 16, 2013
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The US Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenneras the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a news release.
Tavenner received 91 of...More
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Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
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May 14, 2013
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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
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