Got my Christmas present this year. The lady at the lab is going to be pissed when she doesn't see her favorite pincushion. I used the INRatio2 for the first time this week. The first couple of tries failed because I didn't use a large "hanging" drop, I just got a drop and pushed it on there. An error code told me to try again. Third time was the charm! I like the little unit and the flexibility to use it from home.
For those of you looking into getting one, here is an outline of what I did.
1.) Called insurance 30 days post-op, they told me that I was a candidate for this device and they would pay for it, but that I had to wait until 90 days post-op.
2.) Talked to my cardiologist about the device, he said he would suport it.
2.) Called QAS - 90 days post-op, and told them I wanted to test at home. They took down all my info (Name/Addy/Insurance/Dr).
3.) QAS mailed a form to my cardiologist for approval, he signed it and mailed it back 100 days post-op
4.) QAS turned around and submitted to insurance for approval 110 days post-op
5.) Insurance accepted and responded to QAS about 3 weeks later - 130 days post op
6.) QAS called me to tell me that it was being shipped and to schedule the training appointment
7.) INRatio2 arrived, I watched the DVD and then had a phone training session - 136 days post-op.
For those of you looking into getting one, here is an outline of what I did.
1.) Called insurance 30 days post-op, they told me that I was a candidate for this device and they would pay for it, but that I had to wait until 90 days post-op.
2.) Talked to my cardiologist about the device, he said he would suport it.
2.) Called QAS - 90 days post-op, and told them I wanted to test at home. They took down all my info (Name/Addy/Insurance/Dr).
3.) QAS mailed a form to my cardiologist for approval, he signed it and mailed it back 100 days post-op
4.) QAS turned around and submitted to insurance for approval 110 days post-op
5.) Insurance accepted and responded to QAS about 3 weeks later - 130 days post op
6.) QAS called me to tell me that it was being shipped and to schedule the training appointment
7.) INRatio2 arrived, I watched the DVD and then had a phone training session - 136 days post-op.
