Durable Medical Equipment or DME is a medical equipment that is used by patients with certain medical illnesses or conditions for therapeutic purposes.
Features of Durable Medical Equipment
- Can be used for a long time
- Has to be prescribed by a physician
- Can stand repeated use
- Is appropriate for home use
- Does not serve primarily as a comfort or convenience item
- Will not be useful to a person who is not medically ill, disabled or injured
Insurance companies provide coverage for Durable Medical Equipment when the medical criteria and guidelines for its use are met. Items like air conditioners, humidifiers, stair chair lifts, while durable, are not medical in nature, so do not fall under the DME category.
Some of the devices that fall under the Durable Medical Equipment category include,
- Manual and electric wheelchairs and wheelchair essentials
- Pressure mattresses
- Traction equipment
- Walkers, Canes and Crutches
- Kidney machines
- Ventilators
- Monitors
- Oxygen
- Prostheses and orthotics
- Lifts
- Nebulizers
- Bath and Bed safety
- Bed positioners
- Beds, mattresses and accessories
- Bath and hip chairs
- Bili blankets and Bili lights
- Patient scales
Synergy Orthopedics is a Medicare accredited company, independently accredited by the BOC Accreditation. They are a proven leader in patient care, providing the most advanced recovery care products, programs, protocols and technologies available on the market. Their highly qualified, licensed and certified staff will fit and adjust devices according to your individual needs at your home or at the hospital, physician offices, surgical centers, rehabilitation facilities and athletic training rooms. They will also set up the protocol prescribed by your physician to achieve the best possible results and out-come.
A leading provider of Durable Medical Equipment, Synergy Orthopedics products include spine bracing, bone stimulation, custom orthotic braces, graphite AFOs, osteoarthritis bracing, patella femoral bracing, post-operative recovery care products and post-operative ROM bracing products. Contact Synergy Orthopedics for all your DME needs.
About Synergy Orthopedics, LLC:
Synergy Orthopedics, LLC has been a trusted partner to patients recovering from musculoskeletal injuries and surgeries. Working alongside the doctor and other medical professionals, we help patients regain function and motion and get back to their everyday lives. Visit our website at https://www.synergyortho.com to learn more about our products and services.
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