Hanger Announces Findings of Newly Published Study That Reveals Significant Cost Benefits Associated With Earlier Prosthetic Fitting Post-Amputation

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Jun 02, 2020
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Hanger, Inc. (NYSE: HNGR) today announced results of its IMPACT study, which evaluates the impact of overall healthcare costs associated with the timing of definitive fitting and delivery of a lower limb prosthesis following amputation. The IMPACT study utilized the IBM Watson Truven Health Marketscan, a national commercial claims database, and analyzed data on 510 patients with lower limb amputations. Results suggest that delaying or not providing a prosthesis increases direct healthcare costs by approximately 25 percent over the initial 12 months post-amputation. Further, earlier receipt of a prosthesis was associated with reduced direct healthcare spending in the same time period of approximately $25,000. The clinical research was peer reviewed and published in a Medline indexed journal, the respected American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.