KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. (May 2, 2009) — Expert Clinical Benchmarks® (ECB), LLC—the research and academic arm of MedRisk, Inc.—has selected David Hutchinson, PT, DSc Candidate, MS, ECS as the recipient of the 2009 Robert M. Kellogg Honorary Lecture in Clinical Electrophysiology. He is being honored for his presentation on “Electrophysiological Methodologies to Enhance Clinical Decision Making Both Today and in The Future for Children and Adolescents with Spinal Cord Injury.”
“The award recognizes Hutchinson’s research and leadership skills and superior clinical expertise, as well as his application of high ethical standards in the area of electrophysiology,” explained ECB’s Vice President Roger Nelson, PT, PhD, and FAPTA.
Hutchinson is the director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory for Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, where he is responsible for clinical electrophysiological evaluations. He also works part-time for the Philadelphia Hand Center, performing electrophysiological studies.
During his 20-year career, Hutchinson has held a series of progressively more responsible positions in rehabilitative therapy and physical therapy, working with individuals suffering from spine injuries, neurological and orthopedic disorders.
He is pursuing his doctorate in clinical electrophysiology at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah. Hutchinson holds an Advanced Orthopedic master’s degree in physical therapy from Hahnemann University and a Bachelor of Science in physical therapy from Temple University.
ECB named the award after Robert M. Kellogg, PT, PhD, CAPT, MSC, USN Deputy Director, Navy Command Leadership School, as well as an internationally respected physical therapy clinician and researcher. The award program is in its seventh year.
About ECB
Expert Clinical Benchmarks, LLC (ECB) is the clinical research and academic subsidiary of MedRisk, Inc. ECB monitors treatment outcomes, measures patient satisfaction, conducts academic offerings for clinicians, performs peer reviews, and is the industry leader in the development and maintenance of physical medicine treatment guidelines and utilization management protocols based on integrated outcome models and evidence-based practices. More information is available at www.expertclinicalbenchmarks.com.
About MedRisk
Founded in 1994 and based in King of Prussia, Pa., MedRisk, Inc. provides specialty managed care services along with claims workflow management tools to the workers’ compensation industry. With a demonstrated core competency in physical medicine management, MedRisk has leveraged its technological expertise and evidence-based research to provide a growing list of products and services to its client community including document management, best-practice claim-workflow automation, specialty network services, network integration and data analytics. MedRisk’s programs deliver savings and operational efficiencies that are significantly greater than traditional programs. Customers include insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third-party administrators and general managed care workers’ compensation companies. More information is available at www.medrisknet.com or by calling 1-800-225-9675.
Media Contacts:
Helen Knight, King Knight Communications, 813-961-6051; helen@kingknight.com
Rommy Blum, MedRisk, Inc., 610-768-5812; rblum@medrisknet.com
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