Tag: ATF Medical

NEWNAN, Ga. - Abbi Akstulewicz has joined ATF Medical in the newly created position of director of payer partnerships. Working closely with Brendan Swift, vice president of payer partnerships and marketing, Akstulewicz will develop partnership strategies and nurture relationships with payer partners throughout the U.S., with a focus on complex claims. “Abbi’s deep passion to serve injured workers combined with her desire for strong payer relationships make her a great fit for our culture...

NEWNAN, Ga.— Melissa Smith, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP, has joined ATF Medical as clinical specialist/adaptive housing. In this role, Smith assesses injured workers and their homes and recommends ways to address barriers to accessibility, mobility and independence. “Melissa has dedicated her OT practice to adapting home environments to the meet the accessibility and mobility needs of injured people,” said Erin Zablocki, CDME, Master C.E.A.C., ECHM, ATF Medical’s executive director...

SARASOTA, Fla. - React Health subsidiary Ventec Systems has acquired Invacare’s respiratory assets.  Invacare announced late last year that it would be exiting the respiratory market.  “With this acquisition, React Health is well positioned to continue to support the end-to-end care of patients with cardiology, sleep and respiratory illnesses, in partnership with physicians and providers of diagnostic and needed therapies,” said Tom Pontzius, president of operations...

NEWNAN, Ga. – Brendan Swift will join ATF Medical as vice president, payer partnership and marketing, to lead the company’s sales and marketing strategies and oversee national payer relationships. “I’ve always admired the heart and passion that the ATF Medical team has for their seriously injured workers,” said Swift. “Its focus on workers’ comp has produced a business model that delivers fully integrated mobility and accessibility solutions with an enhanced...

NEWNAN, Ga. – David Bedard, ATP, C.H.A.M.P., has joined ATF Medical as manager of complex rehab technology. Bedard oversees day-to-day operations and quality assurance for a team of professionals who help workers comp payers obtain rehab and mobility equipment and adaptive housing solutions for injured workers. He also coordinates ongoing training for staff on products and services. “David’s vast knowledge of complex rehab equipment is a great asset to our clients,” said ATF...

NEWNAN, Ga. – ATF Medical has introduced a Pressure Injury Prevention and Intervention Program to make sure injured workers have all the information they need to prevent or properly treat pressure injuries or wounds. “There is a large body of information from credible nursing, rehabilitation and equipment manufacturers about pressure injuries, but it is not all in one place and not customized to the individual and circulated to all the providers who need it,” said Edwina Murphy,...

NEWNAN, Ga. – ATF Medical has promoted Rick Wyche to executive director of sales, marketing and business development. As a member of the company’s senior leadership team, Wyche sets business development strategy and oversees the marketing and account management teams. “Rick’s compassion and curiosity led to in-depth knowledge of the industry, particularly the sophisticated power chairs that so many injured workers rely on,” said Sid Glover, CEO. “Over the years,...

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – ATF Medical, which provides medical equipment and adaptive housing solutions to the workers compensation industry, has added Reneé Espiritu as manager of catastrophic care. In this newly created position, Espiritu coordinates all medical equipment and supplies, along with adaptive housing needs, for seriously injured workers. “Reneé streamlines the process of acquiring all the specialized medical equipment and home modifications that a complex case needs,”...

WOODBRIDGE, Va. - When an injured worker told Kevin Wallace, a rehab specialist at ATF Medical, that he was looking for a special stroller to take his 2-year-old daughter with him safely on rides through a nearby state park, Wallace just listened. “That's why God gave you two ears and one mouth, so you can listen first and talk later,” said Wallace. “So I listened and did research, and found that there was really nothing on the market that was what he was looking for.”...

ATF Medical has hired Edwina Murphy, OTR, ATP, as director of rehab technology. Murphy, who is based in Houston, most recently worked as a rehabilitation technology specialist with Great American Mobility, and has previously worked with National Seating & Mobility. Woodbridge, Va.-based ATF Medical is a provider of medical equipment and adaptive housing solutions to the workers' compensation market�Crystal Ewing, director of product for eSolutions, has been elected as Board Chair of the Cooperative...