BASIS Questions and Answers

System Analysis

Question

What category does Dialysis fall under?

Answer

Primary Health Care

Question

Would you consider the following assistive technology?

Glasses

Hearing Aids

Breathing Machine

Answer

Assistive technology includes things like:

Electronic communication devices

Special switches

Generally, electronic sorts of things

Question

For day services, do we count our own Day program? The people are out of their homes in a different building for about 7 hours with

active programming. Does public school count as Day Services Attended?

Also, about durable medical and assistive technoloy, is it the use of the equipment, when we got the equipment or if the equiipment

had to be serviced? For example, if they have a wheelchair it would most likely be daily use, but receiving a wheelchair or servicing it

may be less frequent or none at all during a quarter.

Answer

In the areas of durable medical equipment and assistive technology, you should not list those items which are "normal"

accommodation that we all use on a daily basis. So glasses, hearing aids, etc. would not be listed. Communication devices

hsould be. If they are used daily, they should be listed as such.

Question

Would you consider the following durable medical equipment: wheelchair, crutches, walker, lift and glucometer?

Answer

Durable Medical Equipment includes things like:

Special mattresses

walkers

canes wheelchairs

Thursday, June 07, 2001

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