Tag: Complex Rehab
Rehab Medical named 2024 HME Provider of the Year
October 23, 2024HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Rehab Medical, a provider of custom mobility products based in Indianapolis, was named the 2024 HME Provider of the Year at the HME News Business Summit in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday night.
As part of the HME Excellence Awards hosted by HME News and sponsored by ACU-Serve, Rehab Medical completed an initial application and a finalist application, providing information on its financials, quality controls, staffing and community involvement.
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Numotion settles FCA allegations
August 27, 2024HME News Staff
PHOENIX – United Seating and Mobility, d/b/a Numotion, has agreed to pay $13.5 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act.
The settlement resolves allegations by the United States that Numotion submitted false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs for custom wheelchairs and wheelchair parts. According to the allegations, the claims were false because they were based on patient evaluations that were unlawfully authored,...
Study emphasizes importance of proper mobility devices
August 20, 2024HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – Clinical investigators from the University of Pittsburgh and the Medical University of South Carolina recently published a study that shows different types of mobility devices and certain characteristics of people with limited mobility are associated with reported falls.
The study, published in the journal Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, and based on an analysis of more than 11,000 deidentified cases from the Functional Mobility Assessment and Uniform...
Rehab Medical makes list based on 95% growth
August 15, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical has been included on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country for the third time. The company says it has grown 95% over the last three years under the leadership of CEO Patrick McGinley, who was named Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year in 2022. “When your vision is to be the leader in complex rehab technology, you’d better have the best team,” said Jason Carney, vice president of human resources for Rehab Medical....
Rehab Medical adds office in Houston
August 12, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical is adding a new office in Houston to offer residents in the eastern and central regions of Texas access to the company’s specialized mobility services. Rehab Medical already has offices in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. “The addition of our Houston location continues the strong trend of growth throughout the state of Texas,” said Kenneth Flaming, Rehab Medical’s regional vice president of sales. “We've seen tremendous success serving...
Senators push CMS to cover standing systems
August 12, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., are calling on CMS to extend Medicare coverage to standing systems embedded in power wheelchairs. The Aug. 9 bi-partisan letter comes after the senators successfully pushed the agency to extend Medicare coverage to seated elevation systems last year. “These [standing] systems enable users to achieve a standing position, which can greatly enhance their independence, improve metabolic functions,...
Cinven preps for NSM sale
August 6, 2024HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cinven has engaged sell-side advisers Harris Williams and Morgan Stanley as it prepares to sell National Seating & Mobility, PE Hub reports. The London-based private equity firm, which bought NSM in 2019 for a reported $850 million, plans to put the company up for sale sometime after Labor Day, it reports. Previously, NSM was owned by Court Square Capital Partners from 2016-19 and by Wellspring Capital Management from 2012-16. Under Cinven, NSM entered the Canadian market...
Level I of CRT supplier certificate program is live
July 22, 2024HME News Staff
LUBBOCK, Texas – iNRRTS has released the first level of the new CRT Supplier Certificate, a program specifically for suppliers of complex rehab technology. “Level I – Foundational Knowledge of Complex Rehab Technology” comprises 10 courses. “Providing CRT is extremely difficult and requires practical experience and knowledge in many different areas,” said Andrea Madsen, ATP, executive director of NRRTS. “When done correctly, providing CRT gives life-changing...
NCART role ‘speaks to’ Julie Piriano
June 7, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – Julie Piriano’s new role at NCART gives the veteran of the complex rehab industry the ability to dedicate 100% of her time to “fighting the fight” to improve access to products and services.
Piriano, who spent 16 years at Pride Mobility Products, was named senior director of payer relations & regulatory affairs for NCART in May.
“I wasn’t looking for a change; I was very happy with where I was and what I was doing,” she said....
Mobility & More marks 20 years
May 20, 2024HME News Staff
LOVELAND, Colo. – Mobility & More, which specializes in power mobility and complex rehab, credits a small but mighty team with more than 120 years of experience for its success over the past 20 years in business. It was incorporated in 2003 with Kyleen Black as president and opened its doors in 2004. “The business we are in is rewarding almost beyond description,” the company stated in a press release. “We are challenged daily with providing solutions that improve the lives...