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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the addition of ten orthoses codes that will require a face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery (WOPD) as a...

PrimeCare Management Services announced that due to a printer’s error a recent mail campaign had incorrect dates for the PrimeFare Central Symposium. The correct dates are October 13-14. The Symposium...

Kenney Orthopedics, headquartered in Kentucky, joined the National Quality Limb Loss & Preservation Registry (LLPR). Kenney Orthopedics will participate with its patient care locations in Kentucky, Indiana, and North Carolina....

Researchers conducted a systematic review about the therapeutic benefits of performing daily activities with passive, quasi-passive, and active ankle-foot prostheses in people with a lower-limb amputations. The authors concluded that...

A research team in Switzerland conducted a retrospective study to determine individuals’ five-year survival rate after a lower-limb amputation due to vascular insufficiency and to identify the predictors of survival....

The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) recognized members with awards for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the O&P profession. The awards will be presented during the...

The Amputee Coalition board of directors named Cassandra “Cass” Isidro as the organization’s new CEO and president. The board of directors selected Isidro for her many years of experience as...

SPS is accepting applications for two scholarships for the 2023 academic year: the SPS O&P master’s scholarship and SPS O&P technician scholarship. Two O&P master’s degree students and one O&P...

The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) named Jane Webster as its vice president of strategy, growth, and regulatory affairs. Webster will develop strategic priorities for BOC’s next phase of growth and...

WillowWood Global formed a strategic alliance with Reboocon Bionics, the inventor and manufacturer of a motorized prosthetic knee. The alliance will focus on outcomes research, exclusive US market distribution, and...