What is a Group 1 support surface?
Group 1 support surfaces are generally designed to either replace a standard hospital or home mattress or as an overlay placed on top of a standard hospital or home mattress. Products in this category include mattresses, pressure pads, and mattress overlays (foam, air, water, or gel).
What is a Group 2 air mattress?
Group II Therapeutic Mattress Types: Non-Powered Pressure Reduction Mattress – Channels air through cells for maximum patient immersion. Reduces risk of pulmonary complications, stimulates gastrointestinal tract, improves circulation and provides pressure relief without disturbing the patient.
Is low air loss mattress Group 2?
A powered pressure reducing mattress overlay (low air loss, powered flotation without low air loss, or alternating pressure) is considered a group 2 support surface if all of the following features are present: A surface designed to reduce friction and shear; and.
What type of support surface is better for healing of Category III and IV pressure ulcers?
Studies show that alternating-pressure beds result in better healing outcomes for Category / Stage III and IV pressure ulcers compared to other types of support surfaces.
What is Group 2 support surface?
Group 2 support surfaces are generally designed to either replace a standard hospital or home mattress or as an overlay placed on top of a standard hospital or home mattress. Group 3 support surfaces are complete bed systems, known as air-fluidized beds, which use the circulation of filtered air through silicone beads.
What is a Group 2 or 3 surface?
What is a Group 2 support surface?
Which support surfaces are best for patients that are high risk for developing pressure ulcers or who already have non healing or numerous full thickness ulcers?
As a general rule, the static surfaces are most appropriate for patients who are at low risk for pressure ulcer development. The alternating pressure and low-air-loss mattresses are good for patients at moderate to high risk, or who already have full-thickness pressure ulcers.
What is a Group 2 or 3 support surface?
Can you get a prescription for an adjustable bed?
Some companies consider them medical devices, while others like Medicare require a doctor to prescribe the base and state that it’s medically necessary. Even still, you’re only covered if you purchase a hospital-grade adjustable bed.
What are Group 2 pressure reducing support surfaces?
A group 2 pressure reducing support surface includes powered pressure reducing mattresses, semi-electric hospital beds with powered pressure reducing mattresses, powered pressure reducing mattress overlays, advanced non-powered pressure reducing mattresses and advanced non-powered pressure reducing mattress overlays.
What makes a gel mattress a group 1 support surface?
A gel mattress overlay is considered a group 1 support surface only if the gel or gel-like layer has a height of 2 inches or greater. A water mattress overlay is considered a group 1 support surface if it has a filled height of 3 inches or greater.
When does a group 2 support surface need to be covered?
The support surface provided for the member should be one in which the member does not “bottom out” (see Appendices section). When a group 2 surface is covered following a myocutaneous flap or skin graft, coverage generally is limited to 60 days from the date of surgery.
What are the support surfaces for a mattress?
Group 1 support surfaces: Replacement pad for use with medically necessary alternating pressure pad owned by patient Powered pressure reducing mattress overlay/pad, alternating, with pump, includes heavy duty Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width Group 2 support surfaces: