Tag: standing devices
Matia Mobility secures coding for standing mobility device
September 16, 2024HME News Staff
SALT LAKE CITY – Matia Mobility has announced that CMS has granted a HCPCS code to its Tek RMD (Robotic Mobilization Device). The company says the milestone makes standing mobility more accessible to individuals with walking disabilities confined to wheelchairs, providing new opportunities for independence and improving both physical and mental well-being. "We are incredibly excited about this development," said Steven Boal, CEO of Matia Mobility. "Receiving the HCPCS code from...
RESNA, CTF urgently seek comments on paper
January 18, 2023HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA and the Clinician Task Force seek comments on a draft position paper, “RESNA and CTF Position on the Application of Supported Standing Devices: Current State of the Literature.” The paper describes the results of a rigorous scoping review, analyzing results through an International Classification of Function (ICF) lens, with the goal of producing a position paper explaining the impact of supported standing in a variety of devices. Due to an urgent advocacy...
Stakeholders work to open access to elevation
August 20, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – Reps. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., and Don Young, R-Alaska., co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, sent a letter in July to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, asking him to take the next step in increasing access to power seat elevation and power standing systems for Group 3 power wheelchairs.
Stakeholders are waiting for CMS to seek public comments on a request to reconsider the national coverage determination for...
NCART, Clinician Task Force publish guide for standing devices
July 28, 2021HME News Staff
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....
Numotion gets exclusive for standing device
March 2, 2017HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion has become the exclusive distributor for Tek RMD by Matia Robotics in the United States. Tek RMD is a motorized standing movement device that offers the ability for those who are in a manual wheelchair to complete everyday activities from a standing position. Unlike other standers, users can board and control the device unassisted. “Tek RMD is a life-enhancing technology that enables wheelchair users to participate in everyday life in a way they may have previously...