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Tyler Mahncke

Mobility

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

Mobility

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...

Coding, Complex Rehab, Payment, seat elevation


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Jarrad Rankin

Also Noted

Rehab Medical opens in Miami 

March 5, 2024HME News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical recently opened its seventh location in Florida in Miami. "We are proud to have been able to expand our reach to the southern part of Florida,” said Jarrad Rankin, vice president of operations. “Miami has been an underserved market for some time now and with the rapid growth we’ve had, we’re now able to improve the lives of every mobility user in Florida.” Nicole Luke, an assistive technology professional (ATP) who previously served...

Complex Rehab, New location, Rehab Medical


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Mobility

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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Motion kicks off expos in April 

February 27, 2024HME News Staff

TORONTO – Motion, formerly Motion Specialties, has announced the return of its Motion Rehab Expo series in 2024. The company will hold expos in 12 communities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario, including Saskatoon and Oshawa for the first time. The expo comprises a full day of complimentary education and networking for health care and industry professionals in Canada, including therapists, long-term care administrators, funding providers and others. Attendees can expect...

Complex Rehab, Expo, Motion


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Mobility

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...

Clinician Task Force (CTF), Complex Rehab, Katie Fitzgerald


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Mobility

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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Business Development

Power seat elevation ‘the greatest victory’

February 2, 2024John Andrews

In an industry with a history of hardscrabble policy battles, this year’s allowance of power seat elevation systems represents “the greatest victory for power chair users in recent memory.”  John Wright, executive vice president of sales management and business development for Los Angeles-based Shoprider, said the industry has been asking for coverage for power seat elevation systems for many years “as they recognized the need to improve power chair user independence,...

Complex Rehab, Power seat elevation, Pride Mobility Products, Shoprider


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Greg Packer

Mobility

Greg Packer on ‘moral guidance’

January 19, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WATERLOO, Iowa – Greg Packer officially retired from U.S. Rehab at the end of the year, but he continues to have a presence in the complex rehab industry, not only at the company but also at NCART.  Packer has a contract with U.S. Rehab and its parent company, The VGM Group, as a consultant for 18 months and he will serve as president of NCART’s board of directors in 2024 and then as past president in 2025.  Here’s what Packer, whose career also includes roles at...

Complex Rehab, Greg Packer, U.S. Rehab


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ATF Medical launches education series 

January 16, 2024HME News Staff

NEWNAN, Ga. – ATF Medical has launched “Making Complex Simple,” an educational series for case managers. The national provider of complex equipment and adaptive housing programs for the workers’ compensation industry will offer three courses in the first quarter that allow attendees to earn one hour of continuing education for certified case managers and state nursing licenses. “We believe it’s critical to provide credible education on these complex products...

ATF Medical, Complex Rehab, Education, Workers' Compensation


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