If you saw this week’s story on Kia’s new PV5 wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) — aimed at rideshare and taxi applications, among others — check out @mikethecargeek’s 3-minute video tour at the New York Auto Show. PV5 WAV features include a laser indicator to guide wheelchair riders inside, a wheelchair securement system, and an occupant restraint…
Take 5 Coffee Break: The Adaptive Automotive Edition
Mobility Management Webinar: Optimizing Reimbursement with Clinical, Intake Best Practices
The presentation, sponsored by ACU-Serve, is free to attend.
Yes, wheels make the wheelchair go round in Complex Rehab Technology — but getting those wheels rolling requires proper reimbursement. And that reimbursement hinges on providing the right documentation in an efficient and accurate way. Our May 19 webinar — Clinical and Intake Best Practices: Optimizing Reimbursement, sponsored by ACU-Serve, will discuss the best ways…
Briefly: Numotion Adds to Leadership Team; CMS Expands New Provider Moratorium
Featuring Numotion and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Numotion Welcomes Chief Human Resources Officer Andrea Dedrick Numotion has added Andrea Dedrick to its leadership team. Dedrick is the national provider’s new chief human resources officer and brings more than 25 years of experience in medtech. Numotion said in describing Dedrick’s experiences, “She is recognized for enabling business growth through organizational transformation, strong leadership…
New ACU-Serve President to Lead Company’s Innovation, Growth
Natasha Baria Mehta has extensive experience in revenue cycle management.
ACU-Serve has appointed a new president in a move that demonstrates the company’s ongoing investment in “growth, operational excellence and innovation across the healthcare revenue cycle management industry.” In a May 12 news announcement, ACU-Serve introduced President Natasha Baria Mehta. “In this role, Mehta will oversee operational strategy, organizational performance and long-term growth initiatives across…
Braze Mobility Launches BrazeCam Backup Camera in US
The camera expands wheelchair riders’ ability to safely reverse and navigate in small spaces.
Braze Mobility’s BrazeCam backup camera is now available to order for wheelchair users in the United States. In an announcement, the Toronto-based tech company said, “BrazeCam addresses a common challenge for wheelchair users: limited awareness of what’s behind them when reversing or navigating tight spaces. While BrazeCam is a standalone solution, it is designed to…
Kia Unveils Wheelchair-Accessible PV5 at New York Auto Show
The new electric vehicle, a collaboration with BraunAbility, could be used for rideshare and taxi applications.
Kia Corporation is partnering with BraunAbility to develop the PV5 WAV, a wheelchair-accessible version of the automaker’s electric PV5 vehicle created to transport both people and cargo. The PV5 WAV was on display at April’s New York International Auto Show in Manhattan. An announcement from Kia described the PV5 WAV as a concept model compliant…
D.C. Product Expo to Demonstrate the Function, Freedom of Complex Rehab Technology
Stakeholders are urged to send invitations to their legislators for the May 13 event.
A Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) Product Expo, scheduled for May 13 in the Cannon Office Building on Capitol Hill, will give legislators a hands-on look at how seating and wheeled mobility changes lives. The event — starting in the Cannon Caucus Room at 11:30 a.m. Eastern — “is designed to help members of Congress and…
Take 5 Coffee Break: Empowering Kids to Go
Featuring 3D printing a toddler manual chair and driving skills from the youngest-ever MBE.
This video from @JerryRigEverything shows how a self-propelled toddler-sized manual wheelchair, designed by MakeGood, is 3D printed. This particular example, which included printing the tires in segments, took about 200 hours of printing time. Carmela Chillery-Watson became the youngest-ever recipient of the Member of the Order of the British Empire medal last December, when she…
Take 5 Coffee Break, the Smiles Edition: Animating FWD; Mobility Had a Little Lamb
Mobility news to brighten your day.
In a late 2024 Mobility Management podcast, John Domanick, vice president of sales and marketing for Merit’s Health Products, discussed how power wheelchairs with various drive configurations move differently through space — not a concept easily explained using just words. “I finally had a chance to find that scene from the Robots movie I mentioned…
Dynamic Controls LiNX System Now Available on QUICKIE Q300 M Mini
LiNX will enable seating teams to program often-used power seating functions.
Sunrise Medical is now offering LiNX from Dynamic Controls on its QUICKIE Q300 M Mini power chair, a move that expands options for power wheelchair riders and the seating teams that support them. The mid-wheel-drive QUICKIE Q300 M Mini is also available with r-Net controls. LiNX controls enable clinicians to program exact and repeatable seating…