Tag: Power Wheelchair
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,...
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...
Mobius Mobility increases access to iBOT
March 25, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mobius Mobility now has coveted Medicare coverage for its iBOT, the “last mile” of the company’s go-to-market strategy for the multi-mode power wheelchair, says Lucas Merrow.
The process of obtaining Medicare coverage included, among other things, getting the iBOT tested by a Medicare-approved lab and, because Mobius Mobility, itself, is billing the agency for the device, getting accredited (the company chose the Accreditation Commission for...
Product launches: Permobil, Dynarex
February 12, 2024HME News Staff
Permobil has launched the QuickConfig for all Corpus power wheelchairs in the United States and Canada. In the summer of 2023, the company initially launched the solution for the M Corpus VS and F5 Corpus VS standing power wheelchairs. "We're delighted to integrate Power Platform electronics into the entire Corpus power wheelchair lineup,” said Amy Morgan, PT, ATP, director of product management for power wheelchairs. “Following positive feedback from the standing power wheelchair...
NSM named exclusive nat’l provider for ‘smart glass’
June 27, 2023HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – National Seating and Mobility has been named the exclusive national provider of munevo’s DRIVE smart glass alternative drive control for power wheelchairs in the U.S. “NSM is proud to offer uniquely engineered systems and breakthrough technology solutions to support the independence of those living with a broad spectrum of mobility needs,” said Darren Lowman, NSM chief transformation officer. “The munevo DRIVE is no exception. A partnership with munevo...
Permobil outlines benefit of power standing
June 15, 2023HME News Staff
STOCKHOLM – Permobil has released a white paper that outlines the impact that power standing wheelchairs can have on a user’s health and their independence. “Based on the comprehensive nature of this white paper and all the resources presented, clinicians can utilize this paper to support their clinical decision-making when matching individual needs with the benefits and considerations of power standing wheelchairs,” the company states. “In addition, the connection between...
Mobius Mobility begins processing insurance claims for iBOT
May 15, 2023HME News Staff
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Mobius Mobility has announced that its iBOT PMD is now covered under private insurance. The company also says it has relationships with nonprofit organizations and credit unions that offer financing programs to assist with co-pays and deductibles. “As part of an intensive, multi-year program to secure reimbursement support for the iBOT PMD, Mobius Mobility applied and received approval for the relevant insurance billing codes and received the required accreditation from the...
AAH comments on power seat elevation
March 20, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare and other industry stakeholders last week submitted comments on CMS’s proposed national coverage determination for power seat elevation for complex power wheelchairs ahead of a deadline on March 17.
In its comments, the association urged CMS to:
Finalize the proposed benefit category determination holding that power seat elevation systems are primarily medical in nature and are considered DME under the Medicare benefit; and finalize...
Dr. Cooper named to Hall of Fame
January 25, 2023HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA Fellow Dr. Rory Cooper is one of 16 innovation pioneers who will be honored as part of the 50th class of National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) inductees, the organization has announced. The 2023 class was announced at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in New York. Cooper is the founder and director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Pittsburgh. A biomedical engineer,...
LUCI debuts Sandbox
December 12, 2022HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – LUCI has opened up its platform to leading developers and research partners through a new program called LUCI Sandbox. Sandbox makes the LUCI platform and developer tools available to select organizations and institutions, allowing them to use the company as a research hub to accelerate innovation. “We created LUCI to solve real problems that exist for wheelchair users now, and Sandbox is another way for our team to collaborate with likeminded peers who are committed...