Day: February 1, 2007

Studies suggest that up to 80% of amputees will experience phantom pain in their lifetime. With few questions answered, patients and practitioners find their own ways of handling the agonizing affliction.

Mark Ford     Doug Kreitzer Officials from Ohio Willow Wood announced two organizational changes that became effective in December 2006. Mark Ford, formerly director of marketing, took over the responsibility for managing the OMEGA Tracer group at Ohio Willow…

DMEPOS suppliers submitting to mandatory facility accreditation is a central part of the new quality standards to bill Medicare Part B.

During the next several years, different provisions of the law will be introduced.

Ohio Willow Wood Company Inc. announced the amicable and equitable resolution of a patent infringement complaint Ohio Willow Wood filed in a United States court on Feb. 10, 2006 involving Fillauer Companies Inc. Ohio Willow Wood filed the complaint to…

Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that health care spending growth in the United States slowed for the third consecutive year in 2005, increasing 6.9% compared with 7.2% growth in 2004 and 8.1% in 2003.…

Left uncontrolled, patients with preoperative hyperglycemia have a high risk of pulmonary embolism after surgery, according to researchers at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. “These data suggest that if an individual has high blood glucose and is coming for…

The Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC) is introducing online courses for the certified orthotic fitter and the certified mastectomy fitter programs. BOC partners in the online fitter courses include Kassel Group Inc. and Trulife Healthcare. The sponsors have become BOC-approved…