Functional Electrical Stimulation Equipment: A Review of Marketplace Availability and Reimbursement
作者:
JeanneO'Malley Teeter,
CarolynR. Moora,
期刊:
Assistive Technology
(Taylor Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 1
页码: 76-84
ISSN:1040-0435
年代: 2000
DOI:10.1080/10400435.2000.10132011
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Electrotherapy;Neural prosthesis;Electric stimulators;Functional electrical stimulation;Neurostimulators;Reimbursement
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a rehabilitation tool that has broad application in disability management for improving consumer health and independence. This review examines the availability and delivery of electrical stimulation equipment in a managed care environment, focusing particularly on recent advances and marketplace influences. New electrical stimulation products that are unique in their ability to improve function after disease or injury over conventional drug therapy, surgical intervention, or other rehabilitation techniques are described. Research directions, including new uses for existing products to expand patient indications, are discussed. Guidelines to assist providers and developers of FES technology with managing the reimbursement process are provided. The successful introduction of recent FES products should pave the way for even more exciting developments. However, reimbursement requires careful and early planning to ensure that FES technologies are available to people who may benefit from them.
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