Category: Medical & Healthcare Differentiating between Orthotics and Prosthetics TASA ID: 4488 Prosthetics (and the practice of Prosthetics) involves the treatment of the person suffering from limb loss. Prosthetic devices involve complicated designs, componentry and treatment criteria. Depending on the limb involved in amputation, the level of the limb loss (relative to the distance from the body) upper extremity; above the elbow, below the elbow or at the wrist. Lower limb; above the knee, at the knee, below the knee, at the ankle or part of the foot. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic Forensic Accountants: Why, When and How to Hire Them TASA ID: 3581 Nothing makes a person angrier than the thought of being cheated, robbed or otherwise financially hurt by the actions of another. Many civil lawsuits arise out of this basic desire to reclaim what one perceives he or she has unjustly lost, but it's not always easy to define or measure the financial loss. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic An Overview of the Current Status of the Recession TASA ID: 3224 Much has been both written and spoken about the current status of the nation's economy, whether it is still in a recession. With that in mind, we put together this brief summary of who defines a recession, the definition of a recession and how its timing is determined. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic The Facts on the FACTA Clarification Act and the Potential for Compliance Lawsuits TASA ID: 322 Congress passed The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA" or the "Act"), and it was signed into law on December 4, 2003. FACTA became fully effective on December 4, 2006. The purpose of FACTA is to reduce the amount of personal confidential financial information that is generated and thereby reduce the incidence of identity, theft, credit card fraud, and debit card fraud... Read more
Category: Financial/Economic A Banker's Guide to Effectively Managing and Marketing Foreclosed Real Estate Properties TASA ID: 322 When a bank's level of non-performing loans and foreclosed assets increases to the point that the bank's costs and expenses exceed its revenues, the resulting deficit erodes the bank's net worth and reduces stockholders' equity. Depending upon the particular bank's level of net worth, a serious problem will result at some point in time unless steps are taken to mitigate the problems. This article deals with the administration of real estate properties that have already been foreclosed. Read more
