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  Noridian Clarifies Orthotic Billing Healthcare Solutions, the Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor, released a statement about the correct billing for custom-fitted orthotics when no custom fitting is completed with no off-th...
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  Diabetic Amputees’ Self-care Is Suboptimal Despite being armed with the required information and guidance, researchers found that self-care, adherence to recommendations, and compliance to medication among patients with diabetic foot ulcers and diabetic lower-limb amputations remains low a...
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  Tracker to Compare Socket and Osseointegration Stumbles Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands, developed a stumble tracker to help measure whether people using osseointegrated prostheses stumble less frequently than users of socket prostheses. Dylan den Hartog, a master student in the...
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  Hanger Reports 1Q 2021 Financials Hanger, Austin, Texas, announced its financial results for the first quarter (1Q) ended March 31. The highlights were as follows: ·        Net revenue was $237.5 million 1, compared to $233.7 million for the same period in 2020, reflecting growt...
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  Bionic P&O Group Acquires Two Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics Group, headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, acquired two Midwest practices in the last month. The company purchased O&P Options, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Tom Watson's Prosthetics and Orthotics Labs, with clinics in...
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  Move United Introduces Inclusive Sports Playbook Move United launched the Inclusive Playbook designed to educate youth on disability awareness and adaptive sports and bridge the gap between youth with and without disabilities through conversations, dialogue, and activities. The Inclusive Playboo...
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  Research Needed About Amputees’ Optimal Step Count A team of researchers conducted a scoping review to map the evidence about steps per day as a physical activity measure for people with lower-limb loss. Specific aims were to identify research designs, catalog population subgroups, document steps-...
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  PrimeFare Central Calls for Abstracts PrimeCare Management Services, Germantown, Tennessee, has called for abstracts for its PrimeFare Central Scientific Symposium being held August 13-14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The deadline for submissions is May 24. To be considered as a prosthetics, or...
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  Good Mental Health Crucial for Successful Rehab Veterans with combat-related amputations experience numerous challenges, yet few studies have examined patient-reported outcomes, including physical functional status, mental health screening status, and quality of life (QOL), or the relationship...