Caring for patients in the home is all in the details, according to leading HME manufacturers. Beyond the wheelchair or the oxygen concentrator, there
It's hard to pigeonhole rehabilitation. An auto-accident victim might have different needs than an elderly patient who has suffered a stroke. One wheelchair
Physical Therapist Barbara Crane has always found it difficult to explain her job. She says that the English language can only paint broad brush strokes
It's no secret that rehab providers have always faced some tricky reimbursement challenges. Finding the funding for technology advancements and quality-of-life
Sarasota, Fla. Hoveround Corp. opened its first retail location in a St. Petersburg, Fla., Wal-Mart Supercenter last month. Between 150,000 and 200,000
His title may be vice president of marketing for the Americas at San Diego-based ResMed, but Ron F. Richard is also a tireless advocate for home care.
When President Bush signed the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) in December 2003, the nation focused on the law's unprecedented prescription drug benefit for Medicare. But buried in the mammoth legal document is a provision mandating competitive bidding for DME.
Baltimore The Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) has made a preliminary decision not to expand program coverage for in-home sleep testing. Current
Dallas In the latest power wheelchair scheme to come out of Texas, a federal grand jury has indicted three wheelchair supply company owners, charging