A study this spring about the relationship between pressure injuries and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) underlines the need for close monitoring for infections. The study — Microbial and inflammatory profiling of pressure injuries and urinary tract infections in spinal cord injury: a prospective cohort study — was published…
Study: Researchers Examine Link Between Pressure Injuries, UTIs in Surgical Patients
DMEPOS Suppliers Lead Medicare in Improper Payment Errors: MedPAC
The error rate for DMEPOS suppliers reached 24.2%, nearly four times the overall Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate.
Providers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) posted the highest improper payment rate among all Medicare provider types in fiscal 2025, with documentation failures driving the majority of errors that cost the federal program billions of dollars. The error rate for DMEPOS suppliers reached 24.2%, which was nearly four times the overall…
Research: Combination of Nickel-Zinc Batteries, Supercapacitors Successfully Powers PMDs
A new study from University of Pittsburgh authors discusses improved battery range with less environmental impact.
A new study has examined the feasibility of using nickel-zinc batteries (NiZn) batteries accompanied by supercapacitors on power mobility devices. The research — Design and Feasibility of a Nickel–Zinc Battery-to-Supercapacitor Hybrid Power System with Active Voltage-Gap Control for Powered Mobility Devices — was published by Basel, Switzerland-based Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) on June 12.…
Briefly: Abilities Conferences Wrap, CSMC Preps for 40th Anniversary
Featuring the Abilities International Accessibility Conference and the Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference.
Abilities International Accessibility Conference Wraps for 2026, Announces 2027 Dates The inaugural round of Abilities International Accessibility conferences is done, with the final 2026 event wrapping up on June 12 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The professional conference series — whose educational partners included the University of Pittsburgh, the Clinician Task Force, the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive…
CMS Announces Increased Oversight of Accrediting Organizations
A new final rule and fact sheet focus on avoiding conflicts of interest between accrediting organizations and providers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is strengthening its oversight of organizations that accredit Medicare durable medical equipment suppliers, including those that provide Complex Rehab Technology. A June 12 fact sheet from CMS focused on the obligations of accrediting organizations (AOs) that survey Medicare and Medicaid suppliers. In the fact sheet, CMS emphasized…
New Webinar: The Impact of Anti-Fraud Measures on DME, Home Health, Hospice Providers
June 23 event will discuss how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ actions are affecting businesses and patients.
Mobility Management and HME Business will bring together experts from durable medical equipment (DME), home health and hospice to discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent anti-fraud measures — and how Medicare beneficiaries in all three segments are being impacted. The June 23 webinar — Fraud in Focus: What CMS’s Moratoria and…
VGM Names New Director of Billing & Reimbursement
Stephanie Robinson will work with VGM members to improve reimbursement processes and performance.
VGM & Associates has appointed a director of billing and reimbursement. Stephanie Robinson, who has more than 25 years of experience in the home medical equipment segment, brings deep expertise in operations, revenue cycle management, compliance and reimbursement, VGM said in a June 5 announcement. Robinson will be collaborating with VGM members to improve their…
Commentary: Appreciating CRT’s Beating Heart
Seeing last week’s Chicago Abilities Expo and Abilities International Accessibility Conference with fresh eyes.
I entered the Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry in January 2002. I’m proud of my tenure, of launching Mobility Management, a publication devoted entirely and only to seating and wheeled mobility, and growing it through recessions and countless policy changes. But because of my experience, it had been a long time since I’ve seen this…
American Association of Neuromuscular Medicine Issues ALS Guidance for DME, Services
The guidance emphasizes the need for proactive planning due to the quick progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
New medical standard guidance from the American Association of Neuromuscular Medicine (AANEM) has provided an extensive list of “medically indicated services and equipment” for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The list “builds on a scoping literature review published in Muscle & Nerve and on patient and professional stakeholder interviews,” AANEM added in publishing…