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Ambulation Device. (Product Spotlight).


The Merry Walker[R] Ambulation am·bu·late  
intr.v. am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates
To walk from place to place; move about.



[Latin ambul
 Device from Merry Walker Corporation is now Medicare billable under HCPCS HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System  E0144, under the new ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice advanced beneficiary notice Managed care A document signed by a Pt accepting responsibility for paying for a test or diagnostic service which the Pt's primary care thinks is appropriate, which Medicare may not under Medicare's 'reasonable and necessary' standard, ) for upgrades. Merry Walker also has a Vee Belt that is recommended for residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, to cue them to walk straight within the framework. Free product videos are available.

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Publication:Nursing Homes
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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