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Prodigy Care Services Introduces PACparency, a Post-acute Care Cost-Containment Solution Providing Financial Transparency to Workers’ Compensation Payers

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Prodigy Care Services has launched PACparency, a post-acute care (PAC) solution, providing workers’ compensation payers full financial transparency of Prodigy’s PAC and bill review services.

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  • Prodigy Care Services has launched PACparency, a post-acute care (PAC) solution, providing workers’ compensation payers full financial transparency of Prodigy’s PAC and bill review services.
  • “Prodigy’s complete transparency allows clients to easily determine the full savings impact of our PAC solution,” said Prodigy Co-Founder and President Matthew Imes.
  • The old model of companies hiding portions of the financial transaction needs to end.”
    PACparency provides services nationwide through network and out-of-network provider agreements.
  • With 20-plus years’ experience in PAC admissions and discharges, PACparency coordinators have strong provider-selection expertise and deliver efficient care coordination.

ClearSky Health to Build Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Rockwall County, Texas

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSky Health, a premier rehabilitative healthcare provider, has announced plans to build a new 36-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in Rockwall County, Texas.

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  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSky Health, a premier rehabilitative healthcare provider, has announced plans to build a new 36-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in Rockwall County, Texas.
  • It will treat more than 650 patients annually and provide about 100 new jobs for the area.
  • "Our intent is to enhance the quality of life for residents of the region by fulfilling an unmet healthcare need," says Darby Brockette, CEO of ClearSky Health.
  • "The new hospital will strengthen current healthcare services by providing a continuum of care in a patient's healing process.

Rehabilitation Robots Market size to increase by USD 1.95 billion during 2022-2027; Rising instances of strokes, injuries, and neurological diseases to drive the growth - Technavio

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The rehabilitation robots market size is expected to grow by USD 1.95 billion between 2022 and 2027.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The rehabilitation robots market size is expected to grow by USD 1.95 billion between 2022 and 2027.
  • The rise in mobility-affecting conditions like strokes, spinal cord injuries, and neurological disorders drives the market for rehabilitation robots.
  • For additional data on Market Size (2017) Historic Year, Market Size - Forecasted Year, Historic Opportunity (2017-2021), Historic CAGR, Forecasted Opportunity (2023-2027), Market Opportunity Transformation Growth, and Market Opportunity Capitalization.
  • The Global Packaging Robots Market size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.33% between 2022 and 2027 and the size of the market is forecast to increase by USD 8.49 billion.

Paralyzed Veterans of America Seventh Annual Wheelchair Rugby Invitational Crowns Code of Honor Cup Winners, Promotes Adaptive Sports In Louisville

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today concluded their seventh annual Wheelchair Rugby Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky, presenting the Code of Honor Cup to the winners of each division.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today concluded their seventh annual Wheelchair Rugby Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky, presenting the Code of Honor Cup to the winners of each division.
  • The invitational kicked off with an all-veteran scrimmage on Thursday, January 11 and a variety of awards were presented at the end of the invitational.
  • PVA could not be more proud to host this annual event and advocate for the importance of adaptive sports for people with disabilities."
  • Since 2018, PVA has hosted the Wheelchair Rugby Invitational to broaden the scope of its sports program, to grow the sport of wheelchair rugby and to empower the disability community.

"Gifts of the Season" Totaling $60,000 Presented to Nonprofits in Ohio

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The FirstEnergy Foundation has granted surprise "Gifts of the Season" totaling $60,000 to six nonprofits that are working to make lives better in Ohio communities served by FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiaries Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison.

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  • AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The FirstEnergy Foundation has granted surprise "Gifts of the Season" totaling $60,000 to six nonprofits that are working to make lives better in Ohio communities served by FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiaries Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison.
  • The recipients of this year's gifts are organizations that provide support services to underserved and vulnerable individuals of all ages across northwest and northeast Ohio.
  • They include:
    Valor Home, Lorain County ($10,000) – Located within Ohio Edison's service area, this organization provides transitional housing for homeless male veterans in and around the City of Lorain.
  • OutSupport, Medina County ($10,000) – Located within Ohio Edison's service area, this center provides support and informational sessions to the LGBTQIA+ community and their families in northeast Ohio.

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Lyrica, pregabalin, Date of authorisation: 05/07/2004, Revision: 62, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Lyrica, pregabalin, Date of authorisation: 05/07/2004, Revision: 62, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Lyrica, pregabalin, Date of authorisation: 05/07/2004, Revision: 62, Status: Authorised

NextCure Publishes Non-Clinical Data Demonstrating Anti-Siglec-15 Treatment Prevented Bone Loss Due to Immobilization from Acute Spinal Cord Injury

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

The data demonstrated that NC605, a novel anti-Siglec-15 (S15) antibody, prevented bone loss, but more importantly preserved bone strength in animal models of severe immobilization resulting from acute spinal cord injury.

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  • The data demonstrated that NC605, a novel anti-Siglec-15 (S15) antibody, prevented bone loss, but more importantly preserved bone strength in animal models of severe immobilization resulting from acute spinal cord injury.
  • Following spinal cord injury, patients typically suffer rapid and extensive bone loss.
  • While anti-resorptive therapies have shown some efficacy in inhibiting bone loss, these agents also inhibit bone formation.
  • Blood and bone structure analyses revealed that the anti-S15 antibody was able to greatly inhibit bone resorption while maintaining bone formation and quality.

El Salvador recognizes L.A. County-based nonprofit for disability advocacy

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Joni and Friends serves individuals and families through Joni’s House El Salvador, which provides holistic care including physical therapies and medical intervention, mobility support, job training, spiritual resources and community.

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  • Joni and Friends serves individuals and families through Joni’s House El Salvador, which provides holistic care including physical therapies and medical intervention, mobility support, job training, spiritual resources and community.
  • This is where local disability professionals identify and address critical spiritual, physical, social and economic needs.
  • “We take pride in representing Joni and Friends in our country as we extend God's kingdom,” said Monica Aguirre, Director of Joni’s House El Salvador.
  • Her namesake nonprofit has provided more than 200,000 wheelchairs worldwide and served 64,000 individuals with special needs and their families through its Retreats and Getaways.

Ekso Bionics Receives CMS Coding Approval for Ekso Indego Personal

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) (the “Company”), an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for medical and industrial use, today announced that the Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding (“PDAC”) contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has completed its review of the Ekso Indego Personal and approved use of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (“HCPCS”) Code K1007 to bill Medicare for such device.

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  • SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) (the “Company”), an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for medical and industrial use, today announced that the Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding (“PDAC”) contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has completed its review of the Ekso Indego Personal and approved use of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (“HCPCS”) Code K1007 to bill Medicare for such device.
  • “We are very pleased that CMS recognizes the potential health benefits that exoskeletons like our Ekso Indego Personal can have on the daily lives of individuals with spinal cord injuries (“SCIs”),” said Scott Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Ekso Bionics.
  • “Once the reimbursement code takes effect, we expect that our Ekso Indego Personal will be accessible to those eligible within the SCI community at a substantially lower cost.
  • The device contains an advanced gait mode where the individual can reach faster walking speeds, granting them a new level of independence.

NCD, colleagues remember Andrés Gallegos

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Monday, December 4, 2023

WASHINGTON, Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Council on Disability (NCD) has lost its Chairman Andrés J. Gallegos, 62, of Illinois, who passed away Dec. 1.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Council on Disability (NCD) has lost its Chairman Andrés J. Gallegos, 62, of Illinois, who passed away Dec. 1.
  • On January 20, 2021, President Biden designated Gallegos Chairman of NCD shortly after being inaugurated President of the United States.
  • Since Gallegos was appointed to the Council in 2018, NCD released 31 reports and papers--15 while chair--making systemic recommendations to improve national disability policy.
  • Chicagoan Andrés Gallegos devoted his life to inclusion, health equity and accessibility.