Protecting access to manual chairs and critical components will be a focus of August's CRT Awareness Week.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jul 24, 2019
Industry bill to protect access to manual chairs was attached to a larger bill this week.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 26, 2019
Organization sends letters about manual wheelchair access and a separate Medicare CRT benefit to Congress.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 26, 2019
H.R. 2293 seeks to exclude complex rehab manual chairs from Medicare's competitive bidding program.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 17, 2019
ATP Series
The manual adult tilt wheelchair code seems simple. It's anything but.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 01, 2019
CRT industry gears up for year-end push to support the bill that would protect access to complex rehab manual wheelchair accessories.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 08, 2018
Letter urges support for House bill that would permanently exempt complex rehab manual wheelchair accessories from Medicare competitive bidding pricing.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 14, 2018
ATP Series
Self-propelling for clients with quadriplegia is all in the details.
Spinal cord injury clients with quadriplegia can be successful self-propellers, but seating and mobility details are critical.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 01, 2018
New agreement gives Numotion exclusive American distribution of adjustable sports wheelchairs.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jul 16, 2018
Pediatric Series
Packed with Positioning, These Chairs Combine Function with Aesthetics
Positioning defines today's caregiver-propelled chairs for kids.
How vibration can be managed in the manual wheelchair segment.
Suspension components are aimed at improving the ride experience for manual tilt wheelchair users.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 22, 2018
Consumer and clinician organizations urge Congress to pass a bill written to protect access to CRT manual wheelchair accessories.
New bill would prevent CMS from applying competitive bidding-derived pricing to accessories on CRT manual chairs.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 10, 2017
Clinically Speaking
- By Jeff Auter
- May 01, 2017
DME MACs say titanium frames, heavy-duty upgrades are no longer separately billable on Medicare manual wheelchair claims.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 02, 2017
President Doug Munsey cites current and future growth in explaining new sales structure.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 07, 2016
In-wheel suspension system helps to absorb vibration in manual wheelchairs.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 15, 2016