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Ride Designs offers our custom seating products exclusively to suppliers that employ Ride Certified Practitioners.  This is done primarily in the interest of client safety. Ride custom products, when used correctly can greatly benefit the client. Incorrect use of Ride custom products, however, has the potential to cause harm.  In addition, our comprehensive 2-day certification improves the implementation of the orthotic and prosthetic principles and reduces the need for remakes and returns.

Ride offers two levels of certification:

Level 1 certification, which may be completed in the field, allows for the purchase of Ride Custom AccuSoft Cushions and the Ride Custom Back with the soft, AccuSoft foam liner. 

Level 2 certification allows for the purchase of all Ride custom products including the Custom AccuSoft Cushion, Ride Custom 2 Cushion and Ride Custom Back with the ultra-breathable mesh or AccuSoft foam liner.  Level 2 certification is only available at Ride’s facility in Littleton, Colorado.

Did you know we also offer an elective, one-day course that has the potential to significantly elevate the custom seating skills of those who attend?

Our Hand Skills Lab takes place on the day prior to the start of each Ride Level 2 certification course. Guests experience intensive, hands-on training with the industry’s top wheelchair seating experts.  Students will learn best practices in the use of Ride Shape Capture tools to ensure the best outcomes for clients.

And more… 

One of the advantages to Ride custom products is that they can be modified in the field. Students of our Hand Skills Lab will learn and practice modification techniques such as accommodating for growth and weight change, adjusting lateral support width and size, adding enhanced reliefs, altering custom cushion contours, and so much more!

The Ride Hand Skills Lab is recommended for and applicable to existing Ride Certified Practitioners as well as ATP and Seating Tech teams.  All practitioners who are seeking to transform custom seating skills are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Class size is very limited to allow for individual instruction.  Please register early! Find upcoming, open courses here. We hope to see you soon!

Bundled pricing came about after a review of how frequently orders, purchase orders and prior authorizations were having to be revised as a result of a flawed sequence in the normal process of providing custom molded seating systems. The current process is as follows:

1. Client is evaluated for seating and mobility.
2. Determination for custom molded seating is made after all lesser costly alternatives are ruled out.
3. Therapist and ATP guess what specific options and components are necessary for the seating system.
4. Lengthy order forms are filled out, quotes are generated and LMN is drafted based on that guesswork.
5. Prior authorization is generated and submitted based on the specifications the clinical team thinks the client needs.
6. Medicaid reviewer reviews detailed line items to determine if medical necessity is established.
7. Prior authorization is granted.
8. Client returns to clinic for shape capture and actual specifications for the seating are determined and differ from the original ones quoted and authorized.
9. The supplier, therapist, manufacturer and reviewer must all revise their work to accommodate the changes in the order. Order, order form, purchase order, LMN and prior authorization must now all be revised to accommodate the changes. This creates more work for everyone and delays order fulfillment.
10. Once revised PAR is approved, then PO can be issued along with revised order form to the manufacturer for production. 
11. Additionally, ATP’s and clinicians may over spec the system in the beginning to ensure that they have the necessary authorizations in place to accommodate for the unexpected changes identified at the time of shape capture.

As you can see, there is tremendous inefficiency in the current process and all of the detailed line item work for the ATP, therapist, funding specialist, reviewer and manufacturer is largely wasted. A non-clinician may ask why the shape capture does not occur at the time of initial evaluation. There are many reasons for that. Number one is that it is imperative to deliver custom molded systems as close as possible to the shape capture date, because the client’s posture can change. The longer the timeframe between shape capture and final delivery, the higher the chances of that new system failing and needing to be remade. Also in busy clinics, the scheduled appointment time may not allow for the additional time required to perform a shape capture. Moreover, clients with complex needs oftentimes lack the endurance for a seating and mobility evaluation AND a shape capture all at one appointment.

Bundled pricing allows the sequence of events to be placed in the correct order, simplifies the process for all concerned and eliminates a lot of wasted time for all stakeholders. Bundled pricing provides for a flat rate price that includes all of the most frequently ordered options and accessories. All high cost options are excluded from the bundled price. Using bundled pricing means that the supplier and therapist can specify and prescribe custom molded seating utilizing as few as two line items, one for the seat and one for the back. The Medicaid reviewer only has two line items to review. 

The sequence utilizing bundled order forms then flows as follows:

1. Client evaluated for seating and mobility.
2. Determination is made for custom molded seating.
3. No detailed order form needed at this point. Streamlined manufacturer’s quote, order, LMN, prior authorization are all generated and submitted.  Reviewer only has to review two line items.
4. Medical necessity determined and authorization granted.
5. Client is seen at clinic for shape capture and specific specs are determined.
6. Detailed order from generated and submitted to manufacturer with PO for production.

As you can see, bundled pricing eliminates a tremendous amount of duplication of work for all concerned and speeds up the order process. 

Call us at (866) 781-1633 for more information, and give our bundled packages a try for your next custom seating client!

When it comes to the well-being of people who use wheelchairs, comfort and skin health are paramount.  Pressure injuries can be a significant concern.  Along with increased pressure on certain areas of the body, increased heat and moisture can result in a higher risk of tissue damage.

Ride Designs® products are designed with mechanisms that help manage heat and moisture. 

Breathable Materials and Innovative Design

Even under significant load, the spacer fabric outer cover of our Forward Cushion does not compress, allowing air to move between the sitter and the cushion. 

Our Java® Cushion  features a vented base design, contoured top foam, and a breathable spacer mesh fabric cover work together to help keep skin cool and dry.

The cushion contours and spacer mesh fabric cover of our Custom 2 Cushion promotes airflow to help keep the sitter dry and comfortable in virtually any climate. In addition, an optional Ventilation Channel, specifically located for each shape, can be placed at the position of best opportunity for air flow.

On the Custom AccuSoft® Cushion, the breathable spacer fabric material promotes airflow to help keep the sitter dry and comfortable. The AccuSoft cushion comes with an inner incontinent-proof liner.

The spacer fabric cover on our Java and Java Decaf Backs promotes air circulation and wicks moisture away from the back for improved comfort and sitting tolerance.

On our Ride Custom Back, we offer an ultra-breathable 3D mesh liner option that, along with the breathable spacer mesh cover provide the ultimate in airflow for heat and moisture management.

If you are a wheelchair user or caregiver seeking superior seating solutions that help mitigate increased heat and moisture, look no further than Ride Designs.  Discover the difference our products can make in providing an improved seated experience.