Research

In this episode of The O&P Check-in: an SPS Podcast, we spoke with Jim Reichmann, MBA, MPH, about the evidence surrounding amputee postoperative care. 

Prior authorization (PA) helps Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers ensure that Medicare coverage, payment, and coding rules are met before DMEPOS items are delivered. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on December 30, 2015, that would establish prior authorization for DMEPOS items. The ruling was made to saf...

Hanger Institute recently published the results of Stability and Falls Evaluation after AMPutation (SAFE-AMP), which focused on microprocessor-controlled knee technology for diabetic and dysvascular patients with above-knee amputations. The study was published in Assisted Technology Journal, and was conducted by members of Hanger Clinic's Clinical and Scientific Affairs Department: Shan...

A study conducted by Hanger's Outcomes, Assessment and DISsemination (OASIS) series exploring the effectiveness of a variety of orthotic and prosthetic components across different patient groups has been published in the Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering (RATE). 

A study conducted by Hanger's IMPACT series has been published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The study was conducted by Shane Wurdeman and Taavy Miller, members of Hanger Clinic's Clinical and Scientific Affairs Department, along with researchers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Department of Health. 

Rae Buhosky, CPO/L, MSPO, remembers a time she felt she made a difference in a patient's life. Her patient, a man with a unilateral transtibial amputation, came to Valley Prosthetics & Orthotics (VPO), in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on crutches about a year after he lost his left leg in a traumatic accident.