NCART, Clinician Task Force publish guide for standing devices
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:58 AM CDT, Wed July 28, 2021
EAST AMHERST, N.Y. – NCART and the Clinician Task Force have jointly published "Evidence-Based Response to Insurance Denials of Standing Devices,” a guide to policy makers and health care insurance plans regarding the proper coverage and funding of standing devices for children and adults with disabilities. "Standing devices have a long history of prescription and use to provide important medical benefits and other positive outcomes,” said Don Clayback, executive director of NCART. “When properly prescribed and utilized, they play an important role in reducing medical complications, clinical interventions and hospitalizations.” Standing devices are frequently denied, says Cara Masselink, executive director of the Clinician Task Force. “These denials often stem from a lack of awareness of the evidence of medical benefits and of the reduced interventions that come from proper prescription and utilization.” The document can be found at www.ncart.us and www.cliniciantaskforce.us.
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