Hospital Bed Rentals comes in your choice of 2 motor semi-electric or 3 motor
fully electric Hi-Lo. Semi-Electric Hospital bed electric adjust your back
and your legs to any position you desire; the 3 motor fully electric Hi-Lo
Hospital bed also allow you to electrically elevate the entire bed up and
down.
You may need the fully electric High-Low Hospital Bed Rental if you have
difficulty getting in and out of bed; or if you are transferring in and out
of a wheelchair; or if you are under nurses care (the nurse may need to get
you higher so it is easier for her to assist the patient in moving around
on the hospital bed).
There are also LOW Hospital Bed Rentals. The LOW Hospital bed may be useful
to those who may fall out of bed. Many alzheimer patients need the optional
LOW Hospital bed.
If you need a bed to go either very LOW or very HIGH, let us know what your
Hospital Rental preferences are.
Half Rails are usually standard on a hospital bed rentals. Some people prefer
the full rails. Side rails are designed to help the patient move around in
the bed by themselves, or to help them get out of bed, or to even help them
stay in bed. Let us know your preferences.
Some Hospital bed come available 4" longer than the extra long 80"; i.e.
84". If someone is 6.1" and taller we would recommend to look at the 36"
x 84" long bed.
WIDE Hospital Bed Rentals are available for those who are HEAVY or just prefer
a bigger bed. A standard hospital bed, whether semi or fully electric is
36" wide (that is 2" less wide than a standard twinsize bed). Adjustable
Bed Rentals are a little different than Hospital Bed Rentals in the facts
that they look almost EXACTLY like a regular bed, without the "cot-spring"
hospital bed look. Adjustable bed moreover can be made in ANY Bed Size.
Bariatric WIDE bed come 48" wide. But, some people want the Full or Regular
or Double Size - which is 53" wide; and others want the Queen - which is
60" wide. The FULL or QUEEN size hospital bed rentals are available in 3
motor versions too. Many of these bed look much better than standard Hospital
bed.
A standard hospital bed rental usually has a 300 pound weight capability.
But people who weigh over 250 pounds probably would NOT like the 36" standard
width of a hospital bed.
Medicare only really pays for the standard 2 motor semi electric hospital
bed. You have to have special reasons to get Medicare to pay for a WIDER
bed. Please call if you need MEDICARE assistance (800)477-0248.
Bariatric WIDE Hospital Bed Rentals are available in models that have a 450,
650 and 1000 pound weight capacity. We are Bariatric Bed Specialists.
Standard Hospital Bed Rentals come with your choice of very basic, vinyl
covered foam mattresses or innerspring mattress. They come in one firmness,
FIRM. The standard Hospital Bed Mattress is really designed for rentals,
so they can easily be cleaned between patients. We offer the WORLD'S best
selection of alternative to the standard mattresses; including our own
Electropedic Adjustable Bed mattresses - that are designed for a lifetime
of use.
If you are disabled or handicapped, there is a market for medical hospital
bed, designed to keep you both in health and in comfort. We are also Specialists
in this field, please call (800)477-0248. Again, as a Medically Accredited
Company, it is VERY IMPORTANT for us to understand the FACTORS that will
lead to your 100% Satisfaction, which is our First and Foremost Concern.
There is a whole Medical Field in Medical Mattresses for those who are
handicapped, disabled or very overweight.
As the Electropedic Adjustable Bed Mattress Factory, we MAKE the best selection
of Orthopedic-Innerspring Mattresses; Latex Foam (which is our FAVORITE!),
Tempur-pedic Memory Foam and Comfortaire Air Mattresses. Our Innerspring
and Latex foam Mattresses come in several different models; and four different
mattress firmnesses: Soft, Regular Firm, Extra Firm and Ultra Firm.
We sell a lot of mattresses from Blue Chip and Span America for those who
are disabled and handicapped. We have made "Your Comfort Is Everything!"
our only business since 1964, so we know by asking the IMPORTANT questions
will lead to your SATISFACTION.
Please call the most trusted name in Electric Home Care Products. We have
an A Rating with the BBB, so we also take care of any service problems after
the sale too. We know our success if BUILT upon Customer Satisfaction. We
only do one thing and it is for you.
For any item to be covered by Medicare, it must 1) be eligible for
a defined Medicare benefit category, 2) be reasonable and necessary for the
diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning
of a malformed body member, and 3) meet all other applicable Medicare statutory
and regulatory requirements.
Indications and Limitations of Coverage and/or Medical Necessity
For any item to be covered by Medicare, it must 1) be eligible for a defined
Medicare benefit category, 2) be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis
or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed
body member, and 3) meet all other applicable Medicare statutory and regulatory
requirements. For the items addressed in this medical policy, the criteria
for "reasonable and necessary" are defined by the following indications and
limitations of coverage and/or medical necessity.
For an item to be covered by Medicare a written signed and dated order must
be received by the supplier before a claim is submitted. If the supplier
bills for an item addressed in this policy without first receiving the completed
order, the item will be denied as not medically necessary.
A fixed height hospital bed is covered if one or more of the following criteria
(1-4) are met:
The patient has a medical condition which requires positioning of the body
in ways not feasible with an ordinary bed. Elevation of the head/upper body
less than 30 degrees does not usually require the use of a hospital bed,
or The patient requires positioning of the body in ways not feasible with
an ordinary bed in order to alleviate pain, or The patient requires the head
of the bed to be elevated more than 30 degrees most of the time due to congestive
heart failure, chronic pulmonary disease, or problems with aspiration. Pillows
or wedges must have been considered and ruled out, or The patient requires
traction equipment, which can only be attached to a hospital bed.
A variable height hospital bed is covered if the patient meets one of the
criteria for a fixed height hospital bed and requires a bed height different
than a fixed height hospital bed to permit transfers to chair, wheelchair
or standing position.
A semi-electric hospital bed is covered if the patient meets one of the criteria
for a fixed height bed and requires frequent changes in body position and/or
has an immediate need for a change in body position.
A heavy duty extra wide hospital bed is covered if the patient meets one
of the criteria for a fixed height hospital bed and the patient's weight
is more than 350 pounds, but does not exceed 600 pounds.
An extra heavy-duty hospital bed is covered if the patient meets one of the
criteria for a hospital bed and the patient's weight exceeds 600 pounds.
A total electric hospital bed is not covered; the height adjustment feature
is a convenience feature. Total electric bed will be paid as the least costly
medically appropriate alternative for the comparable semi-electric bed.
For any of the above hospital bed, if documentation does not support the
medical necessity of the type of bed billed, payment will be based on the
allowance for the least costly medically appropriate alternative.
If the patient does not meet any of the coverage criteria for any type of
hospital bed it will be denied as not medically necessary.
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