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Breaking news: House moves on accessories issue

by: 
HME News Staff
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12/06/2018
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Mobility

WASHINGTON – Language that requires CMS to stop applying competitive bidding pricing to accessories for complex rehab manual wheelchairs for 18 months has been included in a larger bill introduced today in the House of Representatives, according to NCART.

U.S. Rehab releases FMA data

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/30/2018
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Mobility

WATERLOO, Iowa – The best equipment provided by the best professionals results in the best care, according to the latest quality assurance data from U.S. Rehab members participating in its Functional Mobility Assessment tool.

Reliable Medical Supply positions for growth

But, ‘we want to stay localized and not get so crazy big that we lose sight of what we’re doing’
 by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/30/2018
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Mobility

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Reliable Medical Supply has grown organically to four locations in Minnesota, but with an outside investor now on board, it has set its sights on expanding through acquisition into new geographical markets.

Numotion ‘energized’

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/20/2018
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Mobility

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Numotion has a new private equity owner and, soon, it will have a more diverse board of directors, both to better position the company for accelerated growth.

NRRTS tweaks requirements

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/16/2018
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Mobility

WASHINGTON – An amnesty program that allowed new NRRTS registrants to immediately apply for their CRTS designation was so successful that it has become a permanent change.

Complex rehab update: Go-time for accessories

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/02/2018
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Mobility

WASHINGTON – NCART will stage a congressional call-in on Nov. 14 to advance a bill that would stop CMS from applying competitive bidding-related cuts to accessories for complex manual wheelchairs.

Miller’s: ‘All in’ on social media

‘Some of the feedback isn’t easy to hear, but we use it to better ourselves,’ says Johnny Miller
 by: 
John Andrews
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11/02/2018
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Mobility

AKRON, Ohio – Miller’s, a runner-up for this year’s HME Excellence Awards, has taken full advantage of the various media platforms that are available to spread its message to the public, referral sources and patients.

Task force teases out issues

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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10/30/2018
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Mobility

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Clinician Task Force (CTF) has given stakeholders more ammunition in their fight to stop CMS from applying competitive bidding pricing to accessories for complex rehab manual wheelchairs.

Southeastern Medical switches gears

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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10/30/2018
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Mobility

LAKELAND, Fla. – A long-time ATP/CRTS has taken over Southeastern Medical Supply and plans to narrow its focus from full-line HME to complex rehab.

Jose Escobedo, a 30-year veteran of the complex rehab industry, took over as president and CEO in July.

RESNA ‘full force ahead’ on growing ATP base

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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10/30/2018
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Mobility

ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA isn’t sitting idly by while a large number of ATPs age out of the complex rehab industry, says Charlie Raphael, the organization’s director of certification and education.

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