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This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to the standard manual wheelchair. Because of the multitude of brands of manual wheelchairs and accessories on the market, this course will cover manual wheelchairs in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of manual wheelchair, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes links to several manual wheelchair manufacturers.

This course will delve specifically into the features and benefits of different cushion materials (foams, polymer gels, thermoplastic elastomers, viscous fluids and air) and how they address our cushion goals. You should complete the first part of this series – “REHB030a – Selecting the Proper Wheelchair Cushion Features” – before beginning this course.

This course is an introduction to manual wheelchair components and basic service.

This course provides you strategies to increase sales of wheelchair upgrades and accessories, and to increase customer satisfaction in the process. The material used for this course is reprinted with permission from HomeCareXtra. Copyright 2005 PRIMEDIA Business Magazines and Media.

This first course examines the basic goals of the seat cushion and how we can achieve these goals through various features and options. You should complete this course before beginning the course “REHB030b – Selecting the Proper Wheelchair Cushion Materials.”

This course explains how to bill Medicare for manual wheelchairs and what documentation is required.

This course provides an overview of the sections of the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards that pertain to the safety of wheelchair-seated passengers in motor vehicles. This course specifically addresses existing sections 18 and 19 and the pending section 20 (commonly called WC18, WC19 and WC20, respectively).

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to power mobility devices (power wheelchairs and scooters). Because of the multitude of brands of power mobility devices and accessories on the market, this course will cover power mobility devices in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of power mobility device, please consult the vendors.

This course presents rehab medical terminology used most commonly in relation to subjects that involve the prescribing or selection of wheelchairs and other patient aid equipment.

This course covers topics related to components of power mobility equipment (power wheelchairs and scooters) that most people don't give much thought to until something goes wrong: batteries.

This course explains how to bill Medicare for power wheelchairs and scooters (POVs), collectively referred to as power mobility devices (PMDs), and what documentation is required.