MED Group Launches O&P Network

LUBBOCK, Texas—The MED Group announced Friday it has
launched the National Orthotics & Prosthetics Network. Provider
Tim Pederson, formerly of WestMed Rehab in Rapid City, S.D., will
lead development of the group. “The changing reimbursement
environment within the industry is creating the opportunity for
more providers to expand into new business lines,” said Jeff
Woodham, MED’s senior vice president and general manager, in
a release. O&P represents a significant opportunity, he noted,
and the new network will help the group’s members enter the
category. The group will also reach out to 1,800 existing O&P
providers to help with purchasing power and business efficiencies.
Pederson will introduce the program at MED’s national
business meeting April 12 in Las Vegas.