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  Hanger Reports 4Q and Full Year 2018 Results, 2019 Outlook Hanger, Austin, Texas, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter (4Q) and full year ended December 31, 2018. Highlights for the fourth quarter (4Q) 2018 include: ·         Net revenue was $284.9 million for 4Q 2018, compared to $285...
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  OPAF Accepting Yasukawa Scholarship Applications The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications from Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) students currently enrolled in the O&P master's degree program. T...
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  BOC Adds to Credentialing Leadership Team The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced two additions to its credentialing leadership team. Matthew Gruskin, MBA, BOCO, BOCPD, has been named credentialing director, and Matt Dickinson, a BOC business development specialist since...
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  NAAOP Names Two Policy Fellows The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released its latest webcast in which general counsel Peter Thomas, JD, announced its two Policy Fellows for 2019, doubling the size of the NAAOP Fellowship pro...
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  Noridian Releases Quarterly TPE Results Noridian Healthcare Solutions, the Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC), released the October-December 2018 quarterly edit effectiveness results from its Targeted Probe and Educat...
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  Fillauer Announces Promotions Fillauer, Chattanooga, Tennessee, has promoted Andy May andErin Myers to regional sales managers. May's region will encompass the Western,Mountain, and Plains states, as well as Louisiana and Florida. Myer's area willcove...
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  Weakened Brain Structure May Cause Phantom Limb Sensation According to a recent study, after a person has limb amputation, the areas of his or her brain responsible for movement and sensation alter their functional communication. The study's authors found two main changes in functional sensorimotor conne...
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  CMS Includes OTS Orthoses in 2021 Competitive Bidding The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 16 off-the-shelf (OTS) spinal orthosis Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS) codes and seven OTS knee orthosis codes will be included in the Medicare durable medical...
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  College Park Partners with Norwegian Company College Park Industries , Warren, Michigan, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Norwegian health tech company Hy5 . College Park will distribute Hy5's hydraulic hand prosthesis in the United States.
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  PPS O&P Services Names Marketing Director, Patient Advocate PPS Orthotic & Prosthetic Services, Chattanooga, Tennessee, has named Lindsay Clark as its new marketing director and patient advocate. Clark has five years of marketing experience in O&P and has worked and volunteered at numerous prosthetic facil...
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  AOPA Calls for Papers The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has issued a call for papers for the 102nd Annual AOPA National Assembly to be held September 25-28, 2019, in San Diego. The submission deadline is March 25, 2019. Papers are being accepted for...