Laurie Watanabe

The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has chosen Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry veteran Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, to be its new senior director of payer relations & regulatory affairs.

In an April 12 announcement, ReWalk — which manufactures the ReWalk personal exoskeleton and the ReStore Exo-Suit, among other rehabilitation

United States District Court Judge George Daniels has criticized New York City for failing, again, to meet its obligation to ensure that half of its taxicabs are wheelchair accessible.

by In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Medicare coverage for personal exoskeletons.

Connecticut's House of Representatives has passed a bill that sets timelines for the repair of Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchairs.

By definition, Complex Rehab Technology is … complex. Every complex seating client is unique in presentation, as well as in prognoses, functional abilities, goals and dreams. Embracing the idea of postural variation throughout the day sounds logical, but what does postural variation look like? What forms does it take? What goals should those variations accomplish?

The National Community Pharmacists Association said disruptions caused by Change Healthcare issues continue.

An ongoing survey from the University of Pittsburgh and other investigators is asking for stakeholder opinions on the attributes of a new coverage policy for Complex Rehab Technology (CRT).

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written to Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to voice her concerns about “disturbing reports of inadequate and unprofessional treatment of Massachusetts veterans by private vendors during Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension examinations.”

The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is calling for comments on an updated position paper.