The DME MAC contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a joint reminder regarding proper coding for power wheelchair hardware and accessories. In the Oct. 2 bulletin, the DME MACs said, “There is confusion regarding the billing of certain power wheelchair electronic codes. This article provides instructions on the appropriate…
DME MACs Issue Coding Reminders on PWC Hardware, Accessories
Curtiss-Wright Launches R-net PM2-C Power Wheelchair Controls
The system features six independent logs to record specific events.
Curtiss-Wright has introduced the R-net PM2-C, “the first in a new range of connected controllers and an important addition to the power chair manager ecosystem,” the company said in a Sept. 16 news announcement. The new system “is designed to deliver advanced data-logging, powerful connectivity and unmatched customization for manufacturers, health-care providers, service technicians and…
Medicare Changes to 5-Year PMD Prior Authorization Rule: Inside the Clinician Task Force Response to CMS
CTF Executive Director Tamara Kittelson said clinical assessments directly impact wheelchair provision outcomes.
Are you exactly the same person today — physically, cognitively, task wise — as you were five years ago? That’s the basic and critical question behind the Clinician Task Force’s (CTF) recent letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning CMS’s recent change to the Medicare five-year replacement rule for prior authorization…
Russ Rolt Joins Amylior Sales Team
Rolt served as PDG Mobility’s director of sales.
Industry veteran Russ Rolt has joined the sales team for power seating and power wheelchair manufacturer Amylior. Rolt announced via a Sept. 15 social media post that he was the company’s new vice president of sales in the United States and internationally. Amylior confirmed the news in a Sept. 18 social media post, saying it…
Quantum Rehab Launches MWD Edge 4 Power Wheelchair
The new Complex Rehab power chair accepts TRU-Balance 3 and TRU-Balance 4 power seating.
Quantum Rehab has launched the Quantum Edge 4 mid-wheel-drive (MWD) Group 3 Complex Rehab power wheelchair. “The idea behind Edge 4 emerged from the extremely successful Edge 3 Stretto,” Marketing and Communications Coordinator Keith Hickox in a Sept. 15 announcement. “Our engineers built upon the Edge predecessors, integrated several popular elements from the Stretto and…
ASL-102 Provides Multiple-Device Control for Clients Limited to One Switch Site
Power chair users can drive, operate power seating functions, and control electronic devices with this Adaptive Switch Labs system.
Power wheelchair riders with complex presentations can have many goals to accomplish — driving, using power seating functions, operating communications devices — while also having the limited ability to consistently and efficiently use standard power chair controls. The ASL-102 UNO Single Switch Scanner from Adaptive Switch Laboratories is designed so a power chair rider with…
New Merits, Hoveround Partnership to Optimize Supply Chain, Expand Product Offerings
The two companies will continue to operate as separate businesses.
Merits Health Products USA and Hoveround Mobility Solutions (HMS) have announced a strategic business partnership that will impact a number of the companies’ operational processes. In an Aug. 1 press release, Hoveround said the new partnership would “enhance manufacturing efficiency, optimize supply chain operations, and expand product offerings. This collaboration enables HMS to strengthen its…
Amylior Hires First U.S. Direct Sales Representative
The new sales rep has extensive industry experience and has worked as an ATP.
Amylior — the Canadian manufacturer and distributor of complex power wheelchairs, power seating, wheelchair seat cushions, and standing/walking aids — has hired its first direct sales representative for the United States. In a July 1 social media post, Amylior welcomed Robert McLean, ATP/SMS, saying, “He will be covering our full product line,” including Alltrack power…
Seating the Bariatric Client: Q&A with Brad Peterson, Amylior
Center of gravity, stability, and wheelchair configuration are just a few of the considerations for this population.
Perhaps the most significant misconception that bariatric mobility clients — and their seating teams — must face is the misconception that higher body weights simply require wheelchairs with higher weight capacities and wider seats. A second misconception: Seating clients with body weights in the bariatric range are all similar to each other, and their weight…
Sunrise Medical Launches Magic Mobility XT4 Power Chair
The all-terrain power wheelchair features all-wheel suspension and is available with powered seating functions.
Sunrise Medical has added to its all-terrain power wheelchair lineup. In an April 7 news announcement, the manufacturer introduced the Magic Mobility XT4, “a cutting-edge 4×4 power wheelchair engineered for riders who refuse to be limited by rough terrain.” The XT4 features all-wheel suspension, servo-powered steering, and four high-torque 700W motors for “unmatched off-road performance,…