Tag: Rita Stanley
Complex rehab: Collaborate for change
December 12, 2023Rita Stanley
Q. What is the current state of complex rehab?
A. When you consider the state of complex rehab technology today, are you impressed by the advancements, or do you wonder why there aren’t more innovative and breakthrough technologies that address the unmet needs of people living with disabilities? While I have seen some impressive and innovative products over the last few years, few have become widely available in the U.S market. There are many barriers to bringing new products to the...
Complex rehab: Leverage scientific evidence
November 8, 2023Rita Stanley
Q. What efforts have been made to obtain coverage for power standing?
A. Improving access to technology aimed at improving the lives of people living with physical disabilities has been an important mantra for the complex rehab industry for years. It is a sincere mantra, and one that many people have devoted time and energy to.
Historically, efforts to improve access involved uniting stakeholders, gathering case examples demonstrating how current policies were inadequate,...
Custom seats, backs return to individual pricing
April 28, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - The DME MACs for Jurisdictions B and C have agreed to process all holding claims for custom seats and backs based on individual pricing, Rita Stanley, vice president of government relations for Sunrise Medical, announced at the National CRT Conference on April 26.
Stanley says she was told there are 30 or so such claims for E2609 and E2617.
“As of today, they were going to start processing those claims based on individual consideration again,” she said. “If the...