Orthotic Holdings Inc.recently announced the acquisition of SafeStep LLC.
A provider of diabetic footwear and durable medical equipment (DME) solutions to the podiatry market, SafeStep offers more 500 shoe styles from eight manufacturers. According to a press release, SafeStep has helped more than 1,000 practitioners navigate the DME supplier application process through its proprietary DME program that ensures Medicare compliance while streamlining the billing and procurement process.
“The acquisition of SafeStep is consistent with OHI’s vision of creating a complete continuum of care for our health care partners,” Jason Kraus, president and chief operating officer of OHI, stated in the release. “It perfectly illustrates OHI’s 2014 strategy of aggressive, multi-faceted growth aimed at expanding our leadership position in DME solutions for health care providers.”
