ATLANTA (September 6, 2018)—On January 1, 2019, any willing provider will be able to participate in the Medicare program, regardless of prior bidding “wins” or losses. What should providers do? Educational advisory board (EAB) members at Medtrade will outline all of the options, possible action, and consequences in a new educational track dubbed “The New Competitive Bidding.”
Jeff Baird
LENEXA, Kan. (June 1, 2017)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces they are hosting a free webinar for attendees on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET for DME suppliers.
LENEXA, Kan. (March 7, 2017)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. is hosting a free webinar for attendees on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 1:00 Central, 2:00 EST, to learn the latest DME requirements regarding copayments from Medicare beneficiaries and commercial patients. The webinar is entitled “Waiver or Reduction of Medicare and Commercial Co-Payments: What DME Providers Can and Can’t Do,” presented by Jeffrey S. Baird, of Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
LENEXA, Kan. (December 1, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. is hosting a free webinar for attendees on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 1:00 CST, 2:00 EST, to discuss how DME suppliers can participate in telehealth arrangements while staying within the law. The webinar is entitled “DME Telehealth Arrangements: What is Proper and What is a Sham?,” presented by Jeffrey S. Baird, of Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
LENEXA, Kan. (August 25, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., is hosting a free webinar for attendees August 31 at 1 p.m. CST, 2 p.m. EST to discuss how providers can use tactical strategies that can put their DME business on the upside even if they lose a competitive bidding contract. The webinar is titled “How the Losing Bidder Can Enter the DME Bid Arena,” presented by Jeffrey S. Baird, chairman of the health care group of Brown & Fortunato.
Responding to Reimbursement Cuts: Billing Non-Assigned and Other Options (An AAHomecare webinar)
Presented by: Jeff Baird, Brown & Fortunato
Wednesday, July 27, 2:30-4 p.m. EST
We now know what Medicare reimbursement is…and it is not pretty. The bottom line is that Medicare will pay as little as possible for DME. And yet, with 78 million baby boomers retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day, the demand for DME will dramatically increase.