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BREAKING NEWS     Medical device start-up receives grant for creation of feedback device  Yale medical device start-up 109 Design has received a $100,000 grant to help begin manufacturing a feedback device which attaches to scoliosis orthoses and provides real-time feedback on wear-time and tightness. Read more           Virtual reality-based telerehabilitation offers balance recovery benefits after stroke Virtual reality-based telerehabilitation programs can produce similar motor improvement results in stroke patients to in-clinic rehabilitation, according to study results published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Read more           Research group, university teaming to develop bionic arm Researchers from the University of Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Fraunhofer, a Germany-based research organization, are collaborating to develop a bionic arm. Read more

HEALTH CARE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
	Cate Brandon Reducing the burden of Medicare's physician quality-reporting system Gone are the days where a health care provider could simply bill Medicare for services rendered and expect reimbursement at the fee schedule rate.Read more

VIDEO
	Heikki Uustal Geriatric management a major focus in future of O&P Heikki Uustal, MD, medical director for the Prosthetic and Orthotic Team at JFK-Johnson Rehab Institute, shares the importance of incorporating geriatric management techniques into an O&P practice.Watch video