Chapter 4
Before Leaving The Hospital:
Arranging Home Healthcare
Durable Medical Equipment And Supplies
This chapter will help you plan and obtain your loved one's
home healthcare durable medical equipment (DME) and
supplies, such as a wheelchair, adjustable home healthcare
bed, patient lift and sling, supplemental oxygen and tube
feeding equipment.
The Medicare definition of covered durable medical
equipment (DME) is reviewed along with the basics of
coverage.
Home healthcare equipment companies are described to
help you deal with them when selecting equipment. The
equipment is detailed with tips for equipment upgrades and
Medicare coverage.
If your loved one needs Medicare covered durable medical
equipment and related disposable supplies at home, you
must call a home healthcare company with a prescription
several days in advance of planned delivery. Arrange it to
be delivered and set up with training provided well before
your loved one leaves the hospital, so you will have time to
become familiar with the equipment and related supplies.
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Foreword
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 At The
Hospital
Chapter 2 Before
Leaving The Hospital: Questions To Ask Doctors And Nurses
Chapter 3 Before
Leaving The Hospital: Arranging Visiting Nurses And Therapists
Chapter 5 Extra
Equipment At Home
Chapter 6 Staying
Organized At Home
Chapter 7 Oxygen
Equipment And Respiratory Issues
Chapter 8 Suction
Machines And Equipment Troubleshooting
Chapter 9 Antibiotics
And Infection Prevention
Chapter 10 Tube
Feeding Issues And Tips
Chapter 11 Original
Medicare, Private Insurance And Billing Issues
