Value-based care models reward providers for efficient and effective patient care based on reported quality measures. Quality measures in both diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are focused on guideline-recommended diagnostic testing. Adoption of point-of care testing can improve test adherence while bringing increased value to patient office visits. Download the White Paper to learn … Continue reading Meeting Goals of Value-based Care in Chronic Disease Management With Point-of-Care Testing
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We are honored to be participating in the Design Jam again this year as a manufacturing partner! Have you registered for the Adaptive Products for Outdoor Recreation Design Jam yet?! We’ve added new academic and manufacturing partners to expand the range of possible product prototypes developed and are also planning some exciting additional programming. The … Continue reading Anew Life is participating in Design Jam again this year!
Anew Life Prosthetics and Orthotics is excited to announce that we are now a participating provider with HAP! With our consistent 97% patient satisfaction rate, we look forward to assisting HAP members with the most personable, efficient and state-of-the-art service in the area. We are just down the street from Henry Ford Hospital in New … Continue reading Anew Life is now a participating provider with HAP
Prosthetics is a completely different animal in the health care jungle in that prosthetists are not reimbursed on a fee-for-service payment as Medical Doctors/Providers. They are reimbursed per device, after delivery of that device. A practitioner can see one patient several times for their prostheses, but the reimbursement rate is the same. More complex situations … Continue reading How Prosthetists are paid and why legislation is needed
Your artificial limb or brace shouldn’t hurt. Pain is nature’s way of letting you know that something isn’t right. Your prosthesis should fit snug and with use become to feel like an extension of your body. Proprioception is your mind’s understanding of where your body is in space, like touching your nose with your finger … Continue reading PAIN FREE PROSTHESIS
If your prosthetic causes pain, doesn't fit, is taking too long to manufacture, you do have options. Anew Life Prosthetics and Orthotics is contracted with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Veteran's Administration as a provider of orthotic and prosthetics but you need to ask the VA for Anew Life to be your provider. VA must … Continue reading VETERANS – KNOW YOUR PROSTHETIC OPTIONS
Open enrollment, which begins November 1, 2021 and ends December 15, 2021 for coverage that begins on January 1, 2022, is your opportunity to get better health care. January 15, 2022 is the last day to enroll or change plans for the 2022 coverage. After this date you can only change or enroll if you … Continue reading Best Healthcare Options for Amputees
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Starting April 1, the law makes health insurance much less expensive for people who don’t get it from their job, Medicare, Medicaid, or military and veterans programs. The Open Enrollment period is for anyone who wants to take change or choose their plan through Healthcare.gov for this year and runs through August 15. You can enroll in … Continue reading Want to Lower Your Health Insurance Costs?
There isn’t much like the feeling you have when you first learn that you will lose or just lost a limb. It can happen to anyone, young and old and is rarely planned for. The important thing to realize early is that an incredibly fulfilling life still awaits. There will undoubtedly be a struggle from … Continue reading Three Hurdles to Overcome & Return to Life After Lower Leg Amputation