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Briefly: Deadline Imminent for Power Standing Sign-on Letter; NOD Announces Leading Disability Employers
United Spinal: Deadline for Power Standing Letter Is Oct. 4 United Spinal Association is reminding Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) advocates to reach out to their members of Congress to ask them to sign onto the Dear Colleague letter in support of opening a National Coverage Analysis for power standing systems on power wheelchairs. Visit the…Mobility Management Webinar: Head Positioning Hacks for Wheelchair Riders
Free Oct. 17 webinar will share accessible, innovative head positioning strategies to immediately improve client comfort and support.
While wheelchair seating wisdom often emphasizes optimal positioning of the pelvis, an upcoming webinar sponsored by Stealth Products will discuss the importance of head positioning. The Oct. 17 webinar — Head’s Up! Innovative Head Positioning Hacks for Wheelchair Users — will feature Filipe Monforte Correia, Stealth Products’ Latin America and Europe business development manager, and…ATLAS Technologies Names Executive VP of Operations
The new EVP is a Complex Rehab Technology veteran.
ATLAS Technologies’ new executive vice president of operations is a Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) veteran. In a Sept. 24 news release, ATLAS said it has hired Bret Tracy, ATP, who has more than 24 years’ experience in the home medical equipment (HME) and CRT markets. Tracy, who previously held senior leadership positions at Pride Mobility…RESNA Calls for Session Abstracts for 2025 Conference
Next year’s event will be part of RehabWeek in Chicago.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is calling for session abstracts for its 2025 conference, May 12-16 in Chicago. In a Sept. 30 bulletin, RESNA said it is currently accepting proposals for 30-minute buzz sessions and 60-minute general sessions. Buzz sessions were described as 30-minute presentations “devoted to one hot…Senate Companion Bill Introduced for Ultralightweight Frame Upgrade
S. 5154, like its House counterpart, would be budget neutral for taxpayers, NCART said.
A companion bill to H.R. 5371 — the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, which would provide a path for Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade their ultralightweight wheelchair frames — has been introduced in the Senate. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced S. 5154 on Sept. 24, the day of the legislative fly-in…Rethinking Compliance: Creating a Culture of Communication, Education for CRT Businesses
ACU-Serve’s Chief Compliance Officer Noel Neil on how — and why — to make compliance an everyday topic of conversation.
Compliance has been too often relegated to a mandatory all-staff lecture held in a conference room one day per year. It’s not exactly an event that Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and home medical equipment (HME) teams look forward to … or perhaps think much about, after that meeting is over. But is that the best…
Briefly: Etac Announces R82 Discontinuations; CP Foundation Lists September Clinical Trials
Featuring Etac and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
Etac Announces R82 Discontinuations for January 2025 Etac has announced products it will be discontinuing as of Jan. 1, 2025. In a Sept. 20 bulletin, Etac said it will stop offering the Orca bathtub; the Penguin bathtub positioning system; the Cricket manual wheelchair; the stroller-style Stingray manual wheelchair; and the Scallop seating system. Etac will…Research: Wearable Sensors Study Eye Movements, Links to Brain Injuries
University of Houston researchers have developed a more effective way to detect brain disorders.
Eyes — windows to the soul, according to Shakespeare and da Vinci — can also indicate brain disorders or brain injury, according to University of Houston researchers, who have developed new wearable sensors to study eye movements. In a Sept. 16 news announcement, researchers said eyes “are also an extension of the brain and can…
Commentary: Seniors with CVA Also Deserve the Best Outcomes
A new partnership between the World Stroke Organization and Royal Philips calls for a revolution in stroke care. I hope that includes wheeled mobility.
Royal Philips and the World Stroke Organization (WSO) recently announced they are partnering to advocate for better care for patients who experience cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), also known as stroke. Philips’s paper, Time for a Revolution in Stroke Care, noted that CVA “is a leading cause of disability and the second-leading cause of death worldwide. The…‘Healthy Brains’ Act Would Establish Program to Study Environmental Relationship to Neurodegenerative Diseases
H.R. 9233 calls for the National Institutes of Health to create collaborative centers for research.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish a research program to study how environmental factors link to neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and atypical Parkinsonian disorders, among others. The Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield Bolstered Research and Innovation in Neurological Science…Mobility News See More >
Briefly: Deadline Imminent for Power Standing Sign-on Letter; NOD Announces Leading Disability Employers
Featuring United Spinal Association and the National Organization on Disability.
United Spinal: Deadline for Power Standing Letter Is Oct. 4 United Spinal Association is reminding Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) advocates to reach out to their members of Congress to ask them to sign onto the Dear Colleague letter in support of opening a National Coverage Analysis for power standing systems on power wheelchairs. Visit the…
Mobility Management Webinar: Head Positioning Hacks for Wheelchair Riders
Free Oct. 17 webinar will share accessible, innovative head positioning strategies to immediately improve client comfort and support.
ATLAS Technologies Names Executive VP of Operations
The new EVP is a Complex Rehab Technology veteran.
RESNA Calls for Session Abstracts for 2025 Conference
Next year’s event will be part of RehabWeek in Chicago.
Senate Companion Bill Introduced for Ultralightweight Frame Upgrade
S. 5154, like its House counterpart, would be budget neutral for taxpayers, NCART said.
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Commentary: Barbie Reigns, Seat Elevation Coverage Intrigues in Q1
Reviewing Mobility Management’s most-read stories this quarter.
The most-read Mobility Management story of Q1 2024 was bright pink and purple. Barbie Goes to Seating Clinic, published Jan. 23, was inspired by Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS, program coordinator at the Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa (Fla.). Lauren passionately advocates for independent mobility for young children, which is…
United Spinal Announces Wheelchair Securement Project
The new SecureRide coalition is working on a new wheelchair securement standard.
CMS Announces Preliminary Coding Recommendations for Powered Seat Elevation
Stakeholders are invited to present comments during a Nov. 30 coding meeting.
University of Pittsburgh RSTCE Launches ISS 2023: On-Demand
Course bundles feature presentations from the live event in April.
AI Imagines CRT
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Senate Companion Bill Introduced for Ultralightweight Frame Upgrade
S. 5154, like its House counterpart, would be budget neutral for taxpayers, NCART said.
A companion bill to H.R. 5371 — the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, which would provide a path for Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade their ultralightweight wheelchair frames — has been introduced in the Senate. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced S. 5154 on Sept. 24, the day of the legislative fly-in…