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  Prosthetists, Patients Sought for Research Researchers at the University of Colorado Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation are seeking patients and prosthetists for a study to identify needs for making decisions about prostheses. The aim of the study is to develop a tool for sup...
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  VGM Named Best Place to Work VGM Insurance Services, Waterloo, Iowa, has been named one of Business Insurance magazine's Best Places to Work for 2020. VGM also earned the award in 2018. The annual program recognizes employers for their outstanding performance in establishing...
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  Walking Ability Affects Quality of Life A study compared health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between walkers and non-walkers who had an amputation due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and concluded that walking ability with a prosthesis is important ...
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  Prosthesis Replicates Human Hand’s Biological Properties A biomimetic prosthetic hand that can replicate the key biological properties of the human hand, including natural synergistic and adaptable movement, biomimetic levels of force and speed, high anthropomorphism, and grasp robustness, is featured o...
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  Hanger Appoints Physician to Board Hanger, Austin, Texas, has appointed Mark M. Jones, MD, to its board of directors, effective immediately, increasing the board to ten members. Jones currently serves as chief of orthopedic surgery at Johnston Willis Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, a...
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  Swing and Stance KAFO Users Report Fewer Falls The results of a study conducted by researchers with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab indicated that a microprocessor swing and stance controlled knee-ankle-foot orthosis (MPO) may contribute to improved quality of life and health status of people with...
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  CGS Reviewing Therapeutic Shoe Claims CGS, the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor for Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C, announced that its medical review staff will be conducting a complex post-pay service-specific medical review of Healthcare Common Procedu...
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  LIMB-art Founder Wins Entrepreneurial Spirit Award LIMB-art Founder Wins Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Mark Williams, the founder and CEO of LIMB-art, Conwy, Wales, won the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for Wales at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. LIMB-art designs and manufactures prosthetic...
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  Evergreen P&O Opens New Clinic, Hires Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics, with locations in seven states, announced the grand opening of its new clinic in Caldwell, Idaho. In addition to care teams at nearby West Valley Hospital, the clinic will also serve local skilled nursing facilit...
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  CPO Wins State’s Small Business Person of the Year Rakesh Srivastava, CPO, FAAOP, has been named Nebraska's Small Business Person of the Year. Srivastava is the founder of Innovative Prosthetics & Orthotics, which has facilities in Omaha, Hastings, and Grand Island, Nebraska. Originally from India...
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  BrainCo Prosthetic Hand Wins Product Design Award BrainCo, Boston, won a Red Dot Award for product design for its Brain Robotics prosthetic hand. The cost-effective device incorporates artificial intelligence and individual programming options. The approach is based on electromyography sensors th...
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  COPA Cancels Fall Symposium California Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (COPA) has decided to cancel its Fall 2020 Education Symposium due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They plan to host an in-person Fall 2021 Education Symposium.
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  Florida Doctor Guilty in $20 Million DME Scheme Richard Davidson, MD, Boca Raton, Florida, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to the plea agreement, in 2018, Davidson and his conspirators established a conglomerate of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) supply co...
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  Current 2020 CMS PDAC L-Codes Now Available The current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) PDAC L-Code file is now available and the reformatted information has been posted on the Blue Diamond Orthopedic website . David Hendricks, CPO, president of Blue Diamond Orthopedic, Orla...
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  Jurisdiction B, C Hosts Webinars (Sept. 2020) CGS, the Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC) hosts monthly policy-based and general topic webinars.
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  Jurisdiction A, D Hosts Education Webinars (Sept. 2020) Noridian, the Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC), hosts monthly education webinars for O&P providers. There are no registration or teleconference fees for most events, which are...
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  BOC Calls for Certificant of the Year Nominations The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is calling for nominations for its second annual Certificant of the Year Award. The award recognizes one individual each year for outstanding achievements in service, research, and outreach. "BOC esta...
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  Academy Changes 2021 Annual Meeting Date The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) has changed the date of its 2021 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium to May 4-7, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Based on information gathered from the Centers for Disease...