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HME Inventory
Compiled by David Kopf
Knee pivot manual wheelchair adds benefits of tilt and recline
Sunrise Medical’s
QUICKIE ACCESS
is a knee pivot
manual wheelchair for independent propelling that offers the benefits of tilt
and recline. Using a forward pivot location, the chair provides low knee rise during tilt, enabling easy foot propulsion and clearance under tables for easier social engagement. The ACCESS has adjustable tilt and recline, providing alternative positions for pressure management, meeting the recommended angles of 25 degrees of tilt and 40 degrees of recline.
Sunrise Medical
(800) 333-4000
www.sunrisemedical.com
Service assists prior auth compliance for braces
Össur’s
Empower
practice
and workflow management system
now complies with CMS’s new prior- authorization requirements for commonly prescribed knee and spinal orthoses, which the agency has been rolling out
this year. Empower offers an automated, customizable web-based solution that helps physician practices, HME providers, and prosthetic and orthotic suppliers with day-to-day practice management solutions by combining reimbursement, real-time inventory management, and consulting services within a single paperless platform. Össur
(800) 233-6263
www.ossur.com/en-us
Foam pressure
mattress helps
prevent wounds
The DynaRest
Multi-Zone Foam
Pressure Mattress
is a pressure
redistribution
mattress designed
to help prevent pressure wounds. The mattress is constructed from horizontal, precision-cut, high-density foam with multiple pressure redistribution zones to reduce shear friction and facilitate airflow. The mattress features a non-skid bottom
for added safety and a removable fluid- resistant cover that is easy to clean. An anti- contamination zipper beneath the mattress helps to minimize foam core contamination. Ideal for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care, and homecare. The mattress has a 350 lb. capacity and is also available with a perimeter for added security. Dynarex Corp.
(888) 396-2739
dynarex.com
Latest Playbook focuses on emerging opportunities VGM & Associates has released its third Playbook
for 2022, “VGM
Playbook: Emerging
Opportunities in DMEPOS.” The publication contains articles from industry experts
on trends that could become prominent
in the near future for DMEPOS providers. Opportunities for DMEPOS providers highlighted in this Playbook include e-commerce, care in the home, home accessibility and bariatrics. Members can download their copy at vgm.com/playbook or by logging in to the VGM members-
only portal and downloading it from the Playbook tab.
VGM & Associates
(800) 642-6065
www.vgm.com
New service
offers’ ventilator
management in
a box’
Encore Healthcare’s
new Nexus program
helps HME providers
manage ventilator
compliance and
outcomes using its Nexus software and companion TeleRespiratory Services.
The system manages symptoms, tracks disease progression, reduces readmissions, manages medications, and has a proven track record of growing HME ventilator market share. The service is a response to the struggle HME providers are facing with the shortage of RTs and the need for clinical oversight in their ventilator management models.
Encore Healthcare
(877) 853-2931
www.encorehc.com
Enclosures for lab
automation and
pharmaceuticals
For DME pharmacies,
Hemco’s latest
enclosures are
designed to isolate
distillation apparatus,
HPLC equipment,
sample weighing, high
throughput screening,
powders handling, and other lab automated processes by providing exhaust air systems or HEPA filtered clean workstations. The enclosures are built to protect personnel from hazardous fumes and processes from lab contamination. Utilizing a flexible, modular design, the enclosures are engineered and built to pharmacies’ size and design requirements.
HEMCO
(800) 779-4362
www.hemcocorp.com
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