February 2014 • Vol. 13 No. 2 Serving the Seating & Mobility Professional
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Here’s what dealers and manufacturers have to look forward to this year. 8 Editor’s Note 29 Ad Index 9 MMBeat 30 CMS Update 24 Marketplace: Accessibility More K0823 Widespread Review Results Are In 28 Product Revue What’s New Online: MobilityMgmt.com & TheMobilityProject.com Make the most of your Mobility Management magazine be viewed 24/7 after registration. Also use MobilityMgmt. subscription by taking advantage of additional resources on com to subscribe to eMobility, our free newsletter that MobilityMgmt.com. Check out the availability of our latest keeps you up to date on industry, assistive technology and educational Webinars: Past Webcasts are archived and can funding/policy news between MM issues. Mobility Management (ISSN 1558-6731) is published monthly by 1105 Media, Inc., 9201 Oakdale Avenue, Ste. 101, Corporate Headquarters: Chatsworth, CA 91311. 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While the information has been reviewed for accuracy, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results may be achieved meritdirect.com/1105 in all environments. Technical inaccuracies may result from printing errors and/or new developments in the industry. mobility 4 february 2014 | management mobilitymgmt.com FREEDOM DESIGNS SINCE 1981 Mobility Cham AL600 HybridH PlPlatform Lift AL100 Universal Scooter Lift AL580XL Profile MWD Lift AUTO LIFTS ȹ STAIR LIFTS ȹ VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFTS ȹ INCLINE LIFTS ȹ POOL LIFTS ampions ALL NEW! AL915 Bundle Harmar builds the leading solutions in scooter, power chair, and wheelchair transportation. With our comprehensive product line, dealers are prepared to meet a full range of customer needs. Plus, progressive sales tools and resources put dealers on the path to success. Because champions are made, not born. For information, contact a Harmar Universal Mobility Bundle product specialist 866-351-2776 Scooter & Micro Lift AL435 3-Axis Inside Lift AL835 PickupPi k 350350 HDHD S CONTACT A HARMAR PRODUCT SPECIALIST 866-351-2776 ȹ WWW.HARMAR.COM editor’s note mobilitymgmt.com Volume 13, No. 2 What I in Th is FEBRUARY 2014 Editor Laurie Watanabe (949) 265-1573 Industry (& Why) Associate Editor Cindy Horbrook (972) 687-6573 Group Publisher Karen Cavallo (760) 610-0800 Last month marked my 12th anniversary with Mobility Management, going all the way back to our spring 2002 launch. Group Art Director Dudley Wakamatsu Because of that — and because February is the month that we set aside for recognizing things we Director, David Seymour love, and because sometimes you just gotta throw out some good energy so all the bad news doesn’t Print & Online Production drown you — I’m using this month’s space for a rather arbitrary and nowhere near complete list of what I Production Coordinator Charles Johnson love about this industry, about your industry. Director of Online Marlin Mowatt I love this industry’s bountiful heart. Countless people working in mobility, seating and accessibility Product Development started here because someone they cared about needed an innovation that would help them get National Sales Manager Caroline Stover out of bed, help them meet friends on the playground, or help them get to grandkids’ soccer games. (323) 605-4398 You have never forgotten why you started here, and you still get your greatest kicks from aff ecting individual lives. In MMBeat this month, we recognize a handful of recent good deeds: Manufacturers, SECURITY, SAFETY & HEALTH GROUP organizations, providers and ATPs putting aside profi t margins and harried schedules for a little while President & Group Publisher Kevin O’Grady to pull together and make something great happen. Group Publisher Karen Cavallo I love innovation. It’s how the industry started, and it’s heartening to see that despite all the funding Group Circulation Director Margaret Perry cutbacks, the red tape, the agencies that so often seem to be letting benefi ciaries down, products are Group Marketing Manager Susan May still being improved. Upgraded. Redesigned. Invented. Take a look at Product Revue (page 28) to see what industry veterans are up to, and also at pages 10-11 to see some mobility concepts a little more outside the box. I love pressure relief. One of the fi rst educational sessions I ever attended was given by Tina Roesler, and it was on pressure sores. I saw those PowerPoint slides of stage 3 and 4 ulcers and was hooked. President & Neal Vitale Pressure mapping? Weight shifts? Cushions and backs? Elevating legrests? If it relieves pressure, I love it. Chief Executive Offi cer So naturally, I also love tilt. Power and manual. (I’m sure it’s sheer coincidence that our cover feature Senior Vice President & Richard Vitale this month is “Tilt by the Numbers,” starting on page 16!) Chief Financial Offi cer I love cars. I originally came from the automotive industry, and since I’m from California as well, in my Executive Vice President Michael J. Valenti head I can’t separate independence from horsepower. See page 22. Vice President, Christopher M. Coates I love WC-anything, of course. WC19 is cool, WC20 is awesome, and I can’t wait to start talking about Finance & Administration WC18, coming up next year. (Again, see page 28!) Vice President, Erik A. Lindgren I love universal design and accessibility. C’mon, I’m 5' tall. How much of my kitchen shelving do you Information Technology & Application Development think I can reach? Vice President, David F. Myers I love ultralights, which get more gorgeous all the time. I see those curves and stances, and I think Event Operations elegance. Or Ferrari. Who says clinical effi ciency and performance can’t also look great? Not ultralight manufacturers! Chairman of the Board Jeff rey S. Klein I love power chairs and their electronics. Some of it is over my head, but I see how these sleek REACHING THE STAFF machines can be driven via, like, a fi ngertip and I think, magic. I love early intervention. The right technology in the hands of the right clinicians and ATPs can result Staff may be reached via e-mail, telephone, fax, or mail.