HomeCare Experts
For updates on legislative and regulatory issues, the inside scoop from Washington and advice on better ways to run your business, check these exclusive HomeCare columns every month.
Accreditation Now
Mary Ellen Conway, RN, BSN, is president of Capital Healthcare Group, LLC, Bethesda, Md., which provides health care management expertise in accreditation preparation and survey follow-up, operations assistance, design of quality improvement programs and outcome measures. She can be contacted by phone at 301/896-0193 or through www.capitalhealthcaregroup.com.
The Bottom Line
Miriam Lieber is president of Lieber Consulting, Sherman Oaks, Calif., specializing in operations management and reimbursement for the HME industry. You can reach her at 818/789-0670 or by email at miriam@lieberconsulting.com.
Sales Notebook
Louis Feuer is president of Dynamic Seminars & Consulting Inc. and the founder and director of the DSC Teleconference Series, a teleconference training program. He can be reached at www.DynamicSeminars.com or by phone at 954/435-8182.
Washington Wit & Wisdom
A specialist in health care legislation, regulations and government relations, Cara C. Bachenheimer is senior vice president, government relations, for Invacare Corp., Elyria, Ohio. Bachenheimer previously worked at the law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green in Washington, D.C., and at the American Association for Homecare and the Health Industry Distributors Association. You can reach her by phone at 440/329-6226 or by e-mail at cbachenheimer@invacare.com.
AAHomeCare Update
Tyler J. Wilson is president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, headquartered in Arlington, Va. He may be reached at tylerw@aahomecare.org. For more information on critical home care issues, visit the association's Web site at www.aahomecare.org.
Working Down Denials
Sarah Hanna is a reimbursement consultant and vice president of ECS Billing & Consulting, Tiffin, Ohio, and specializes in proper billing protocols, Medicare coverage guidelines and billing office procedures. She can be contacted at 419/448-5332 or sarahhanna@bright.net.
All Things Respiratory
Kelly J. Riley, CRT, RCP, is director, National Respiratory Network, for The MED Group, Lubbock, Texas, and currently serves on the Jurisdiction D Advisory Committee. You can reach her at 580/762-3500 or kriley@medgroup.com.
Compliance University
Neil B. Caesar is president of the Health Law Center (Neil B. Caesar Law Associates, PA), a national health law practice in Greenville, S.C. He also is a principal with Caesar Cohen Ltd., which offers compliance training, outsourcing and consulting and the author of the Home Care Compliance Answer Book. He can be reached By e-mail at ncaesar@healthlawcenter.com or by telephone at 864/676-9075.
Law School
Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq. is chairman of the Health Care Group at Brown & Fortunato, P.C., a law firm based in Amarillo, Texas. He represents pharmacies, infusion companies, home medical equipment companies and other health care providers throughout the United States. Baird is board-certified in health law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He can be reached at 806/345-6320 or jbaird@bf-law.com.
Marketing Matters
Colette Weil is managing director of Summit Marketing, Mill Valley, Calif., a consulting firm specializing in strategic marketing and program development. You can reach her at cweil@summitmktg.com or 415/388-5303.
Retail 101
Jack Evans is president of Malibu, Calif.-based Global Media Marketing, an HME consulting firm specializing in retail sales, layout and operations. You can reach him at jevans@retailhomecare.com or 310/457-7333.
Washington Outlook
Seth Johnson is vice president of government affairs for Pride Mobility Products Corp. and is based in Washington, D.C. He is also the vice-chair of the AAHomecare Rehab and Assistive Technology Council. In his role with Pride, Johnson lobbies on Capitol Hill, the White House and CMS on major policy issues impacting rehab providers. Before joining Pride, Johnson was the vice president of government affairs for AAHomecare.




