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MIDDLETON, Wis. – RehabPulse, an online marketplace for mobility and home medical equipment, has launched a virtual showroom for wheelchairs and scooters. Users can book an appointment for a video conference with a support specialist to view options and customize wheelchairs. The seamless process then allows the user to check out with the click of a button. Rowheels, a manufacturer of manual, electric and power wheelchairs, launched RehabPulse to increase access...

MADISON, Wis. - Rowheels has launched RehabPulse.com to expand its e-commerce presence beyond just its own products.Rowheels announced recently that McKesson, Compass Health, Ki Mobility, Merits Health, Motion Composites and WHILL have all signed up to have their products sold through the online marketplace, which company officials liken to Amazon.“We want to evolve the access of these products from the manufacturers to the end users,” said Gaurav Mishra, CEO of Rowheels. “When...

MADISON, Wis. - Rowheels has launched RehabPulse.com, an online marketplace for rehab equipment from the top manufacturers and brands.To start, the site will initially offer manual and power wheelchairs, ramps, braces and compression, and aids to daily living. It will eventually expand to include other products, as well as service and repairs.“We want RehabPulse.com to become the leading global technology platform to meet the complex demands of people with mobility challenges,”...

MADISON, Wis. - Rowheels has launched RehabPulse.com, an online marketplace for rehab equipment from the top manufacturers and brands. To start, the site will initially offer manual and power wheelchairs, ramps, braces and compression, and aids to daily living. It will eventually expand to include other products, as well as service and repairs. “We want RehabPulse.com to become the leading global technology platform to meet the complex demands of people with mobility challenges,”...

MADISON, Wis. - Rowheels has named the members of its newly formed advisory board. They are Doug McCormack, managing director of CG Ventures; Mahesh Mansukhani, CEO of WillowWood and former president of Ossur; Ivan Sabel, CEO of Orthotic Holdings and former CEO and chairman of Hanger Orthopedic Group; Philip Hilgers, who served on the management board for Ottobock; and Dale Benzine, vice president of business development at Healthcare Capital and Mergers. “We are pleased to receive such a strong...

ATLANTA - Brightree has expanded Brightree ReSupply to support categories other than sleep therapy. HME providers servicing a wide range of medical supply patients can now benefit from Brightree ReSupply, formerly called ConnectPRO, for incontinence, diabetic and enteral supplies. “We take pride in continually innovating based on the feedback and request of our customers, and the expansion into these new segments is an example of just that,” said CEO Matt Mellott. “Now providers...

WASHINGTON - CMS has launched a new app that allows beneficiaries to see whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service.The “What's Covered” app allows beneficiaries to more easily get accurate, consistent Original Medicare coverage information in the doctor's office, the hospital or anywhere else they use their mobile devices.“The new app is the next in a suite of products designed to give consumers more access and control over their Medicare information,” said...

MADISON, Wis. - Rowheels, a developer of manual mobility technology, has been chosen to appear on “Project Pitch It,” a local TV show in which entrepreneurs pitch their startup companies “Shark Tank”-style and compete for weekly awards valued at a total of $30,000, according to a press release. Rowheels has developed a patented technology that allows wheelchair users to pull rather than push when they want to move forward, preventing repetitive stress injuries of the shoulder....

WASHINGTON - AAHomecare reiterated it concerns about the structure of the competitive bidding process, including CMS's use of median bid prices instead of market clearing prices, in recent comments submitted to the agency.CMS was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act to take into account stakeholder input on future pricing in non-bid areas, which got their first taste of the program in 2016.In its comments, AAHomecare also asked for more comprehensive evaluation of the bidding program's effects...

FITCHBURG, Wis. - Rowheels, the makers of pull-based geared wheels for manual wheelchairs, has named a new CEO: Fred Mindermann. Previously, Mindermann has held executive positions at Siemens Medical and AGA Linde HealthCare, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. He replaces Rimas Buinevicius, who co-founded the company in 2011. Last year, Rowheels used $1.5 million in funding to launch a more general-purpose wheel.