A large number of patients who require medical equipment to help them deal with illness or injury will not need those devices forever. Because the devices are so expensive to buy, there are companies that lease them to patients for short periods. Medical equipment leasing makes it possible for more people who need devices to get them.
Hospital beds are one of the most important medical equipment that is rented each year. After some injuries and surgeries, people need a hospital bed at home so they can get in and out of bed without further injury. The device stores that rent these devices will come to the house and assemble the bed and when it is time to remove the bed they will come back and remove it.
You may not realize that crutches are considered medical equipment. While many of us have used these items for a period of four to six weeks, most of us only use them once in a lifetime. Most stores that rent these devices have several of these items on hand for people to rent until the injured lower extremities heal.
Whenever you need one of the many devices these establishments sell, rent, or lease, your doctor will write a prescription for the device. This prescription is taken to the store as if you were going to a pharmacy to fill a regular prescription. The prescription is so that the insurance companies that pay for many of these items can see that they were ordered by a doctor and therefore a medical necessity. Insurance companies will not pay for you to have these items just because they make your life easier. They will only pay if your doctor tells you to use them.
The doctor will also tell you about the many different companies that are available in your city to fill these prescriptions. Some stores are more specialized and have devices for certain conditions, while other locations may have a wide range of devices available. You should also know that the terms of the leases will be basically the same in all locations.
To rent these items, you’ll need to allow someone from the store to come to your home periodically to check the device and make sure it’s working properly.