FasTrak – Fall Assessment Stability Test

What is the FASTrak System?

It is a portable two component medical equipment system designed to evaluate patients that are at risk of falling or have imbalance, who suffer from dizziness, vertigo, and/or unsteadiness.

Component one is comprised of a vestibular assessment using state of the art technology to evaluate the ocular motor system, the peripheral system, vestibule-ocular reflex and positional nystagmus. It is non-invasive, FDA approved and used worldwide at many of the leading medical institutions and thousands of private physicians. Total testing time is about 20 minutes.

Component two is comprised of a fall assessment balance system that consists of a balance plate with software that evaluates the patients risk of falling in less than 2 minutes while standing on the balance plate. A printed report details the results in standard graph form for easy interpretation. The patients data is compared to normative data based on height, age, weight and gender.

Reimbursement

Medicare and most other insurers provide reimbursement for Fall Assessment and Stability Testing

Reimbursement is carrier specific and ranges from $225-$450 per test.

Who Should be Routinely Screened?

• Anyone who has a history of falling
• Anyone 55 years of age or older
• Anyone who complains of dizziness
• Anyone expressing a fear of falling
• Anyone 50 years of age or older who:
• Is having difficulty adjusting to wearing new glasses, especially bifocals.
• Has deteriorating hearing or previously undiagnosed hearing loss which requires treatment or hearing device.