Tag: Braze Mobility
In brief: CMS to end CHOPD, Lincare CEO to lead CQRC
June 19, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has announced that payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) will conclude on July 12, 2024.
Launched in early March, the CHOPD payments were designed to ease cash flow disruptions experienced by some Medicare providers and suppliers, such as hospitals, physicians and pharmacists, due to the unprecedented cyberattack that took health care electronic data interchange Change Healthcare...
Braze Mobility named to Hub to accelerate innovation
June 17, 2024HME News Staff
TORONTO – MaRS Discovery District and the Toyota Mobility Foundation has announced the seven Canadian startups, including Braze Mobility, selected to participate in the Mobility Unlimited Hub inaugural cohort in Toronto. After receiving over 50 applications from across the country, MaRS and Toyota Mobility Foundation, along with their advisory committee, chose the seven promising startups, all of which have at least one member from their management team identifying with underserved groups (persons...
U.S. Rehab signs Braze Mobility
June 14, 2022HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – U.S. Rehab, a division of VGM & Associates, has signed a partnership agreement with Toronto-based Braze Mobility, making the Braze Blind Spot Sensors for wheelchairs available to its members nationwide. The sensors can be added to any manual or power wheelchair, transforming it into a “smart” wheelchair. “U.S. Rehab is extremely excited about this new partnership,” said Greg Packer, president. “We strive to continually bring partnerships to our...
Braze Mobility, Sunrise Medical partner
February 21, 2022HME News Staff
TORONTO – Braze Mobility’s blind spot sensor technology is now available on Sunrise Medical’s Quickie line of power wheelchairs in Canada as a result of a new partnership between the two companies. “Sunrise Medical Canada is very proud to be partnering with Braze Mobility,” said Mike Longo, senior director, commercial operations. “This partnership will give us first-to-market OEM access to their innovative, blind spot sensor technology on our line of Quickie power...
Numotion to distribute Braze Mobility’s sensors
January 26, 2022HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion has signed an agreement with Braze Mobility to distribute its blind spot sensors for wheelchairs, which transform any wheelchair into a “smart wheelchair.” The sensors automatically detect obstacles and provide feedback through intuitive lights, sounds and vibrations. “We are thrilled to offer this innovative technology to our ATPs and customers,” said John Pryles, executive vice president of sales, Numotion. “Braze Blind Spot Sensors...
Braze Mobility takes ‘next step’ with VA
November 23, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
TORONTO – Braze Mobility had the opportunity to get important feedback on its terrain analysis system as part of the recent Breaking Boundaries: Collaboration Challenge, hosted by the Veterans Health Administration Ecosystem and Founder Institute, says CEO Pooja Viswanathan.
The system will help wheelchair users navigate outdoor environments more safely and independently, using proprietary machine-learning algorithms that identify hazards.
“It’s a co-creation process,...
Braze Mobility joins VA Innovation Network
September 22, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Braze Mobility is one of 10 companies selected to join the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Network to develop innovative solutions. Braze Mobility is developing a terrain analysis system to help wheelchair users navigate outdoor environments more safely and independently using proprietary machine-learning algorithms that identify hazards. “I am excited to share that we will be collaborating with #VHAInnovation to bring our innovative sensor technology for wheelchairs...
In brief: CMS guidance, Convatec acquisition, Drive CEO
April 2, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has instructed the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to hold all claims with dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, for a short period, in anticipation of possible congressional action to extend the moratorium on the 2% sequestration cuts.
“This will minimize the volume of claims the MACs must reprocess if Congress extends the suspension,” CMS wrote in a March 30 bulletin. “The MACs will automatically reprocess any claims paid with the...
Braze Mobility names new exec
April 1, 2021HME News Staff
TORONTO – Braze Mobility has named Allan Boyd vice president of business development. Boyd has more than 25 years of experience in complex rehab and served as general manager of Permobil Canada until 2020. Prior to that, he managed Invacare’s seating division. “I am thrilled to have Allan on our team,” said Pooja Viswanathan, CEO and co-founder of Braze Mobility. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for not only his experiences and what he has accomplished in the industry,...