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Mobius Mobility increases access to iBOT 

March 25, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mobius Mobility now has coveted Medicare coverage for its iBOT, the “last mile” of the company’s go-to-market strategy for the multi-mode power wheelchair, says Lucas Merrow.  The process of obtaining Medicare coverage included, among other things, getting the iBOT tested by a Medicare-approved lab and, because Mobius Mobility, itself, is billing the agency for the device, getting accredited (the company chose the Accreditation Commission for...

iBOT, Lucas Merrow, Mobius Mobility, Power Wheelchair


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Best Life Brands buys Next Day Access 

March 25, 2024HME News Staff

TROY, Mich. – Best Life Brands, a private equity owned franchise organization with a portfolio of brands serving the senior care market, has acquired Next Day Access, a provider of residential and commercial home access solutions across the United States and Canada.  By combining Next Day Access' operational excellence with Best Life Brands' extensive network and resources, including the support of Best Life Brands’ private equity owner, The Riverside Company, the companies...

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Tyler Mahncke

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U.S. Rehab puts CRT at ‘forefront’ at Heartland

March 22, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WATERLOO, Iowa – U.S. Rehab has announced that RESNA will have an increased presence at the Heartland Conference this year, giving complex rehab technology professionals more opportunities to access education and networking.  RESNA, whose board of directors last year opted to pause its annual conference, will provide several sessions for Heartland’s rehab track.  “There has always been a rehab track at Heartland, but we’re adding 50% more CRT education than...

Complex Rehab, Heartland Conference, U.S. Rehab


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Wayne Grau

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Stakeholders on seat elevation: ‘We need more details’ 

March 20, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WASHINGTON – Complex rehab stakeholders are disappointed in CMS’s payment rate for seat elevation systems and have requested a meeting with the agency to learn more about how it landed on about $2,000.  That rate is lower than the $2,800, on average, that providers are being paid for the systems on an interim basis, and significantly lower than the rate stakeholders had recommended.  “The payment piece was disappointing,” said Wayne Grau, executive director...

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Weesie Walker

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Complex rehab program heats up

March 8, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

ATLANTA – Work on the CRT Supplier Certificate Program has picked up pace now that it’s Weesie Walker’s only focus, she says.  Walker, an ATP/SMS, stepped away from her role as executive director of NRRTS last year partly to focus on the program, which she believes is key to giving providers practical and real-life education and training that’s specific to complex rehab.  “There’s a shortage of qualified people and so I wish we had started this...

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CMS releases coding, payment info for seat elevation systems 

March 4, 2024HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – CMS has announced coding and payment information for seat elevation systems for complex rehab power wheelchairs, AAHomecare has reported.  The key takeaways, according to the association:  Discontinues existing HCPCS Level II code E2300, “Wheelchair accessory, power seat elevation system, any type,” effective March 31, 2024  Establishes E2298, “Complex rehabilitative power wheelchair accessory, power seat elevation system, any...

AAHomecare, Coding, Complex Rehab, Payment, seat elevation


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Katie Fitzgerald ‘opens doors’ at CTF 

February 16, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

CANTON, Ohio – Katie Fitzgerald says the Clinician Task Force, where she is a new executive board member, is a good place to channel her passions for advocacy, data and what she calls “knowledge translation.”  Fitzgerald, PT, DPT, NCS, teaches in the physical therapy program at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio, but prior to making the switch to academia, she was a clinician for 15 years.  HME News: How did you get interested in specializing in complex rehab technology?  Katie...

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Jim Greatorex

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Home access: ‘The next three years are pivotal’ 

February 14, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WATERLOO, Iowa – Coming off a successful event in the fall and a revamped website early this year, VGM Live at Home is helping to solidify home accessibility as "another link in the home care system,” says Jim Greatorex.  “The next three years are pivotal,” said Greatorex, vice president of VGM Live at Home, a nationwide network of providers focused on home modifications and independent living solutions. “We have a chance for a lot of growth and a chance...

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Rehab Medical hits 100 ATPs 

February 13, 2024HME News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical now has 100 assistive technology professionals (ATPs), a milestone it recently celebrated at a two-day annual conference in downtown Indianapolis.  “This milestone is a great achievement for us, and we are very proud to celebrate it,” said President Kevin Gearheart. “It is also the first of many milestones we expect to cross. We have an outstanding team, and this is just the beginning.”  Reaching the milestone is instrumental...

Assistive Technology Professional (ATP), Complex Rehab, Rehab Medical


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David Todd

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EZ Mobility shows off

February 2, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

ROANOKE, Va. – After hopping from one rental to the next over the years, EZ Mobility Solutions now has its own home – a 33,000-square-foot-facility that features a 4,000-square-foot interactive showroom complete with lowering cabinets for the kitchen and rotating shoe racks for the bedroom.  The inspiration for the showroom came from a large, six-month project the company worked on in 2020 for a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down following a car accident, says President...

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