What is HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (HME)?
Ace Medical Supply, LLC provides a wide range of home medical equipment to help improve the quality of life for patients with special needs. We at Ace Home Medical Equipment and Supply will provide you with excellent customer service – to answer your questions. What is Durable Medical Equipment? Durable Medical Equipment (or DME) is equipment which meets all of the following requirements: · Can withstand repeated use · Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose · Is generally not useful to a person in the absence of an illness or injury · Is appropriate for use in the home Often a physician will prescribe special equipment for use by a beneficiary in his/her home. The equipment may provide therapeutic benefits or enable the beneficiary to perform certain tasks that s/he is unable to undertake due to certain medical conditions and/or illnesses. What is included in the DME Category? Some of the items included in the Durable Medical Equipment category, but not limited to