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  VA/VHA Create 3D-Printing Advisory Committee The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have developed a network of physicians, surgeons, and researchers to explore how 3D-printing can improve the lives of veterans. The network, named the 3D-Pri...
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  Wrist-worn Activity Monitors Help Lower-limb Amputees Track Gait A study published online April 12 in the Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation determined that despite the potential of altered gait for people with lower-limb amputations, some consumer-grade wrist-worn activity monitors can accurately track o...
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  Website to Help DMEs Prepare for CMS Competitive Bidding A new website has been launched to help durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers prepare for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Round 2021 of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive...
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  EMU O&P Students Host Annual OPAF First Clinics For the eighth consecutive year, students in the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) O&P master's program hosted three Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) First Clinics. More than 60 attendees, many coming for the first time, experien...
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  Barriers, Enablers Affect Lower-limb Amputees Community Walking Since walking in the community is essential to participate in work, leisure, social activities and family roles, a study explored potential barriers and enablers for people with lower-limb amputations who use a prosthesis to walk in public. The st...
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  AbilityLab Testing Rehab Assessment Tool The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, is launching a quality assessment tool that measures patients' rehabilitation and recovery progress to guide physicians and insurers. The research hospital has spent $6 million and eight years developing and r...
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  NAAOP Webcast: DOJ Dismantles DME Healthcare Fraud Scheme The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics& Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released its latest webcast in which generalcounsel Peter Thomas, JD, comments on what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)called "one of the largest he...
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  Össur, Reports Full Year 2018 Financial Results, 2019 Outlook Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, has announced its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2018, as well as projections for 2019. Highlights for 2018 include: Gross profit margin in 2018 totaled $387 million, or 63 percent of sales comp...