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This course contains two articles: one comparing active and passive technologies in sharps safety and the other describing the role of an infection control practitioner (ICP) in managing pharmaceutical waste.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to alternating pressure technology.

Electronic technology in the form of email and the Internet has transformed the workplace in more ways than anyone could have imagined 20 years ago. These technological advances, while beneficial, pose special problems for employers.

This course provides information that can be used to establish assessment tools and care plans for patients who are at high risk for skin breakdown. This course was written by Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, from information provided by MEDIQfst.

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.

Whether you are working with a customer in a home medical equipment store or you are a health care provider working with a patient, this course provides you with an understanding of how to best help individuals with disabilities. 

This course provides strategies to help you create efficiencies within your company, efficiencies that will prepare you for increased financial limitations.

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.

This course – along with part 3 of this series, “HMOD003 - Accessibility Design Solutions” – will guide you through the selling and designing of home modifications using an independent/assisted living strategy.

This course introduces the various types of orders required by Medicare: Preliminary/Dispensing Order, Written Order Prior to Delivery (WOPD), Standard Written Order (SWO), Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN), and DME MAC Information Form (DIF). You will learn when to use which type of order, how to correctly complete orders, and who is authorized to order durable medical equipment.

This course will provide an introduction to many financial concepts that will assist you in operating your business.

This course is designed to assist billers and patient service personnel in understanding Medicare oxygen reimbursement.

This course will assist you in developing a framework to structure an interview in a lawful manner.

This is the first of a 3-part series of modules designed to assist you in developing a practical approach to using electrical nerve stimulation (ENS) as an important tool in patient care. This series of modules is provided by Rehabilicare.

This course is designed to provide you with awareness of basic first aid principles and the importance of first aid training courses. This information is only a guide. It is not a substitute for training or professional medical assistance.

This course focuses on wound healing and local aspects of wound care.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects mobility, including risk factors, complications and dangers of immobility, and details how therapeutic activities can lessen mobility problems. 

This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.

Over 40 percent of American adults have obesity, putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. This course provides basic information about obesity.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

This course reviews the effects of immobility on the human body.

This course provides health care providers with an overview of infection control measures including standard precautions, transmission-based (isolation) precautions, handwashing, personal protective equipment, sterilization, and disinfection.

Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens.

This course provides information about spinal cord injuries (SCI) and the role a case manager plays in the acute and rehabilitation of persons with SCI.

This course discusses issues, interventions and information pertinent to case managers who work with patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).