April 2012

CMS reminds providers about May 1 state license deadline

Apr 23, 2012 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a reminder about the license deadline for providers...

SCOOTER Store gains honor for business vehicle management

Apr 23, 2012 – The SCOOTER Store of New Braunfels, Texas, a power mobilityprovider,  announced last week that it has...

National Provider Call set for HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0.

Apr 23, 2012 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services has scheduled a National Provider Call for Wednesday from...

Ottobock hires new customer service rep for mobility seating

Apr 23, 2012 – Ottobock announced last week that it has hired Julie Robinson as customer service representative for the mobility...

Jeremy Stolz promoted to vice president-VGM Fulfillment

Apr 23, 2012 – VGM, in Waterloo, Iowa, recently announce that Jeremy Stolz has been promoted to vice president-VGM Fulfillment....

MAMES announces award winners

Apr 23, 2012 – The Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services (MAMES) recently announced the winners of the 12th...

Aetna Better Health of Ohio to administer Medicaid services

Apr 16, 2012 – Aetna Better Health of Ohio has been selected by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to administer...

VGM sales course approved for IACET accreditation

Apr 16, 2012 – VGM Education and Emerge Sales announced last week that the “Mike Sperduti 7 Step Sales Process”...

Winners named for Medicare Claims Data Developer Challenge

Apr 16, 2012 – Health 2.0 announced last week that teams from Zenithech LLC, Avanade Inc. and Big Yellow Star won the Medicare...

CBIC website getting reorganized; changes set for this week

Apr 16, 2012 – The Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website is being reorganized. Officials said the...

RemitDATA partners with Definitive Homecare Solutions

Apr 16, 2012 – RemitDATA Inc.–an HME industry expert in reimbursement, productivity and utilization data and analysis...

Philips names Deborah DiSanzo new CEO for Healthcare

Apr 16, 2012 – Royal Philips Electronics last week announced the appointment of Deborah DiSanzo as chief executive officer...

Call set for Medicare FFS Implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0

Apr 10, 2012 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Service has scheduled a national provider call on the status of Medicare...

Report shows 42 percent of U.S. deaths occur under hospice care

Apr 10, 2012 – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization recently released its 2011 Facts and Figures: Hospice...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida changes name to Florida Blue

Apr 10, 2012 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. is rebranding itself as Florida Blue. The name, a logo and tagline...

VGM Education gains re-accreditation from IACET

Apr 10, 2012 – VGM Education has been re-accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training...

Lawmakers focus on Medicare fraud by shell companies, nominee owners

Apr 10, 2012 – Republican members of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees last week sent a letter to Marilyn...

HME providers gather signatures supporting Market Pricing Program

Apr 10, 2012 – HME providers have encouraged more than 1,000 beneficiaries and community members to sign letters to Congress...

VGM financial executive, designers and marketing group honored

Apr 02, 2012 – Mike Mallaro, chief financial officer and chief information officer for VGM Group Inc. of Waterloo, Iowa,...

Essentially Women hold annual conference in Orlando

Apr 02, 2012 – Essentially Women GPO, a premier purchasing group for women’s health care products, conducted its 12th...