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Durable Medical Equipment
Many a time, long term treatment with any health care agency becomes expensive and a patient needs to switch to home care. In such cases care needs to be taken to retain health standards as would be offered by the health care agency. Purchasing durable goods for health care is extremely important. Read on for information and tips to purchase durable medical equipment and to identify durable goods using durable product label.
Patients under home care may need durable medical equipment supplies like respirators, wheelchairs and walkers, wound care supplies, hospital beds etc. Durable medical equipment must be reusable. It is paid for under Part B and Part A of Medicare under home health services. Durable medical equipment dealers have staff who deliver, install and instruct the patients and caregivers on the proper use of the durable medical equipment supply. There are some durable medical equipment dealers who provide physical care for the patients. Durable medical equipment suppliers must be licensed in most states. A durable medical equipment dealer may be working as a part of a home healthcare agency or independently. Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) is a private company that pays durable medical equipment bills in contract with Medicare.
Durable Product Label
A durable product label is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and be tamper-evident. A durable product label is used as a product identification label, warning label or a product-rating label. Polyolefin (Vinyl & Polyolefin - PVC (Vinyl), Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene) is the most widely used material to manufacture a durable product label. It is water-resistant, relatively inexpensive and is used where the temperature is below 175 F. Polyolefin (Cast Vinyl), on the other hand is a very expensive product, used where UV resistance is important, especially in outdoor graphics. Polyester (White, Clear, Dull Silver, Bright Silver) is another material used instead of polyolefin to produce any type of durable product label. It is used where the temperature exposure is between 175 F and 275 F. All the above three materials are used when the durable product label thickness is less than .004". When the required thickness is greater than .004", materials like polycarbonate, hard coat polycarbonate, scratch resistant vinyl, polyester (Glass Clear, Specialized Velvet, Textures Added) are used. Industrial labels and outdoor labels require a UL listing. This ensures that the material is tested and certified to meet safety standards.
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