期刊
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
卷 8, 期 6, 页码 447-453出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2013.823575
关键词
Insurance coverage; medicare; public policy; wheelchair; wheelchair seating
资金
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education [H133E080003]
- Invacare
- Permobil
- Pride Mobility
- Roho Group
- Sunrise Medical
In the United States (US), wheeled mobility and seating equipment is classified as Durable Medical Equipment (DME). DME includes a wide array of devices including canes, walkers, home oxygen equipment, hospital beds, and wheelchairs. Seating and mobility devices reflect a wide range of DME, from relatively simple standard manual wheelchairs and cushions to highly complex manual and power wheelchairs and custom seating systems. This wide range of complexity results in a wide range of policies that govern the provision of seating and mobility equipment. This article results from a presentation during the Wheeled Mobility Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center's (RERC's) State of the Science Conference in 2012. The presentation was designed to proffer key concepts related to coverage policies and policy decision-making. Topics covered include an introduction to key policy issues impacting seating and mobility equipment, a description of the barriers that prevent or hinder research being used to inform coverage policy decisions, discussion of the challenges surrounding evidence-based policy decisions regarding seating and mobility, and suggestions of strategies for including policy makers and other stakeholders in setting research priorities and in reporting research findings.
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