Tag: Orthotics
In brief: AdaptHealth board, Heartland speakers, orthotics allowables
October 23, 2024HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth has appointed Diana Nole, who has 18 years of senior leadership experience in the health care AI and IT industries, to its board of directors. She most recently served as the executive vice president and general manager of the health care division of Nuance Communications, a Microsoft Cloud and AI company that provides AI driven clinical documentation creation, clinical revenue cycle integrity and diagnostic radiology cloud solutions to the global health...
OIG to Medicare: Adjust allowables for orthotic devices
October 21, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General has included on its “Top Unimplemented Recommendations” list a recommendation that Medicare review Medicare allowable amounts for 161 orthotic device HCPCS codes that it says the agency and its beneficiaries have paid an estimated $337.5 million more for than select non-Medicare payers. The OIG also recommends that Medicare adjust the allowable amounts, as appropriate, using regulations promulgated under existing legislative authority...
Sheryl Sachs on breaking down barriers
October 16, 2024Tracy Orzel
BALTIMORE – From shaping legislation to mentoring future leaders, 2024 O&P Woman of the Year Sheryl Sachs is transforming the field of orthotics and prosthetics. As a certified prosthetist orthotist (CPO) at Maryland-based Dankmeyer, Sachs, MSPO, channels her expertise and fierce dedication into ensuring equal care and innovative solutions for patients. HME News recently spoke with Sachs about her mission to break down barriers, not only for her patients but also for other women.
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AOPA names recipient of digital award
October 7, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association recently awarded the 2024 Professor Hans Georg Näder Digital O&P Care Award to Joshua Steer at its National Assembly. AOPA’s Digital O&P Care Workgroup chose Dr. Steer based on his research, Insights into Transtibial Prosthetic Socket Design from Expert UK Clinicians’ Digital Records. “Congratulations to Dr. Steer for being this year’s recipient,” said Eve Lee, executive director of AOPA. “We...
Noridian responds to orthotics inquiries
September 23, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Noridian Healthcare Solutions has published an update for billing custom-fitted orthotics when no custom fitting is completed with no off-the-shelf equivalent available. “Due to recent inquiries from suppliers, it has come to our attention that some miscellaneous codes used for billing off-the-shelf orthotics, when a custom fit orthotic is provided but no custom fitting is performed, may require specific policy and laterality modifiers,” it states. These claims must...
Mable Health buys DP&O
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Mable Health has acquired Whitby, Ontario-based Design Prosthetics and Orthotics, further strengthening its presence in area and along the 401 corridor. Under the terms of the acquisition, DP&O shareholders will become shareholders of Mable Health and will continue to provide advanced prosthetic and orthotic services from their current location. "The acquisition of DP&O represents a key milestone in our Ontario platform,” said Michel Lanctôt, president...
PE firm acquires orthotics platform
September 4, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – The Bansk Group, a private equity firm, has acquired Foundation Wellness, a consumer health and wellness platform that includes specialty orthotics brands and footcare solutions designed to relieve pain and enhance comfort and performance. Headquartered in Wadsworth, Ohio, Foundation Wellness brands include PowerStep, Currex, Foot Petals, Flat Socks and Doctor Hoys. "As we see consumers increasingly focus on health, wellness and fitness, along with an aging U.S. population seeking...
OPGA names finalists for Woman of the Year Award
August 13, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America has announced the four finalists nominated for the 2024 O&P Woman of the Year Award.
The finalists are:
Dr. Justina Appel, PhD, CO, BOCP, LPO, clinical specialist with NuTech Synergies;
Jenna Calomeris, vice president of sales with ThorWear, DBA Elevate Movement;
Dr. Sara Peterson, PhD, L/CPO, FAAOP(D), clinical research scientist/certified prosthetist orthotist (CPO) with O&P Clinical Innovations; and
Sheryl Sachs,...
Chris Casteel: ‘If you want to salsa dance, you have to put the work in’
August 2, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
DETROIT – Certificant of the Year Chris Casteel, a former machinist and plant manager, “jumped naively” into his career as an O&P professional, but in the two decades since, he’s used his experience, as both an amputee and a health care professional, to help others.
“I had gotten laid off, so I thought, ‘Ok, let’s make people parts instead of car parts,’” said Casteel BOCO, BOCP, co-owner of Anew Life Prosthetics and Orthotics, who was...
Hanger Ventures makes debut investment
July 22, 2024HME News Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – Hanger Ventures, a subsidiary of Hanger whose primary goal is to advance orthotics and prosthetics innovation and improve patient outcomes, has made its debut investment in Bionic Power. Canadian-based Bionic Power, developer of active lower body smart orthotic devices that enhance personal mobility, is raising Series A funding, with Hanger Ventures committing as the lead investor. “We look forward to contributing clinical research, along with technical and commercial...