CRT Legislative Fly-In Set for September A Complex Rehab Technology (CRT)-focused legislative fly-in has been scheduled for Sept. 16-17 in Washington, D.C. The National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology (NCART) announced the dates in an April 16 bulletin to stakeholders and noted that additional information on the event would be released soon. The fly-in…
Briefly: Dates Set for CRT Fly-In; RESNA Calls for Members to Develop Adaptive Golf Car Standards
Briefly: CRT Update Webinar Rescheduled for March 27; ISS to Partner with the Abilities Expo
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, U.S. Rehab, the International Seating Symposium, and the Abilities Expo.
CRT Update Webinar Planned for March 27 The rescheduled Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry update webinar sponsored by U.S. Rehab and the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) will take place on Thursday, March 27, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025 will…
Briefly: NCART Reschedules Webinar; RESNA Offers Membership Card
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology and the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.
NCART Reschedules Joint Webinar with U.S. Rehab The National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology (NCART) has rescheduled its March 6 webinar, an event to be held in collaboration with U.S. Rehab. In a March 3 bulletin, NCART said the webinar “Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025” will now be…
Briefly: NCART, U.S. Rehab Partner on Webinar; AIM Adds EVP
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, VGM & Associates, and Abilities in Motion.
NCART, U.S. Rehab to Present Strategies for Growth Webinar The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) and U.S. Rehab are cohosting a March 6 webinar entitled Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025. The webinar’s speakers are Wayne Grau, executive director, NCART; Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, senior director of…
Cindi Petito Joins VGM & Associates
VGM’s new director of clinical networks will focus on CRT and home accessibility.
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and accessibility veteran Cindi Petito has joined VGM & Associates. Petito, OTR/L, MBA, ATP, CAPS, CEAC, is VGM’s new director of clinical networks. In an Oct. 23 press release, VGM said, “Cindi brings with her over 29 years of experience in multiple health-care settings, including Complex Rehab, as well as being…
House’s Power Standing Coverage Determination Letter Sent to CMS with 22 Signatures
The Complex Rehab Technology industry continues to push for a Medicare coverage determination for power standing on power wheelchairs.
The “Dear Colleague” letter from members of Congress was sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure with 22 signatures. In an Oct. 16 bulletin, the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) updated stakeholders on the Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry’s latest effort to urge CMS to open the…
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…
AAHomecare Focuses on H.R. 5371 at Congressional Fly-In
The Choices for Increased Mobility bill would provide a way for Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade to carbon fiber and titanium ultralightweight wheelchair frames.
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) stakeholders at a Sept. 10 Congressional fly-in urged Congress to support H.R. 5371, a bill to provide Medicare beneficiaries a path for upgrading their ultralightweight wheelchair frames to carbon fiber or titanium at their own cost. In a Sept. 18 news announcement, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) reported that advocates…
Advocates to Lobby for H.R. 5371 at Two September Fly-Ins
Both legislative events will focus on ultralightweight frame upgrades for Medicare beneficiaries.
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) stakeholders will focus on building Congressional support for H.R. 5371, the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, at two Washington, D.C., fly-ins in September. The Sept. 9-10 legislative event is being led by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare). The Sept. 24 fly-in is being hosted by the National Coalition for Assistive…
New Research Examines Mobility Devices, Patient Characteristics of People Reporting Falls
The study used information from the Functional Mobility Assessment and Uniform Dataset Registry.
New research by clinical investigators at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of South Carolina reports on characteristics of people with limited mobility who experienced falls. An Aug. 19 news announcement from U.S. Rehab said the study — Falls in People with Mobility Limitations: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a U.S. Registry of Assistive Device…