Tag: Provision of aids
New Assistive Device Module in the APST Care Portal
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the new assistive device module is scheduled to go live on the APST Care Portal. The module has been completely redesigned. The goal of the redesign is to improve user-friendliness, simplify interaction with the supply processes, and provide a clearer overview of the current status of each assistive device process.…
New in the ALS app: personalized care recommendations
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), symptoms and support needs can change over time. That is why it is important to identify necessary medications, assistive devices, or additional treatments as early as possible. The ALS app from APST supports you with personalized care recommendations. How are the dietary recommendations developed? The care recommendations are based on…
Digital care during the coronavirus pandemic: communicating requirements for medical aids and medication online
The reliable supply of aids and medication is crucial for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases. At the same time, transportation and travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic can make it more difficult to provide outpatient care. To ensure outpatient care, Ambulanzpartner offers patients the opportunity to document their care needs…
Bold ideas for the joint design of assistive technology provision
We would like to thank you for attending the Outpatient Partner Conference for Assistive Technology Providers on November 15, 2019. It was a very interesting conference where we developed ideas together on how we can implement better care for the patients in our network. Here are some impressions of the conference. We will keep you…
International publication on the results of platform-based supply management of assistive devices for ALS
In January 2018, the international journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration published the results of a care management program for assistive devices in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) via the Ambulanzpartner internet platform. The provision of assistive devices is of central importance in ALS. Despite its socio-medical relevance, the provision of assistive devices in ALS…
The Ambulance Partner Academy program for 2017 is ready
In 2017, the Ambulanzpartner Akademie is once again offering exciting seminars for participants in the care network and interested guests. The thematic focus this year is clearly on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Since Ambulanzpartner was founded in 2011, over 6,500 people with ALS have been cared for in our network. We would like to share the…
The ALS consultation at Halle University Hospital is a new member of the OutpatientPartner network
The special consultation for ALS at the Outpatient Clinic of the Neurological University Hospital Halle (Saale) has been a new partner in the OutpatientPartner network since November 2016. Our network currently consists of 2,300 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are treated at the university hospitals in Berlin, Bochum, Dresden, Hanover, Magdeburg, Jena, Rostock…
Publication of supply data in the area of medical aids from the AmbulanzPartner network
A first scientific evaluation of aggregated care data from the Outpatient Partner Network was published this month in “Der Nervenarzt” – the official publication of the German Society of Neurology (DGN). The publication analyzes data on the provision of assistive devices for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the period from June 2011 to…
Science prize from the German Neurological Society for the network of ALS outpatient clinics and AmbulanzPartner
During this year’s annual conference of the German Society of Neurology (DGN) in Munich, the DGN poster prize in the motor neuron and muscle diseases category was awarded to a consortium of university ALS outpatient clinics and AmbulanzPartner. The award was given for the scientific contribution ‘Provision of aidsin ALS – analysis from 3 years…
OutpatientPartner Academy with new courses on interdisciplinary spasticity treatment in the network
Since June 2014, the AmbulanzPartner Academy has been offering the course“Interdisciplinary spasticity treatment in a network“. The one-day course is aimed at those involved in spasticity treatment, in particular doctors, physiotherapists and occupational therapists as well as neuroorthetics providers. The course develops a concept for interdisciplinary and networked spasticity treatment with botulinum neurotoxin, physiotherapy and…
