From enrollment screening to new payment oversight, it's all part of the law.
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Various HME products, including Carex Health Brands' Trio Roller Walker; Sunrise Medical's Jay J3 Back; Invacare's Knee Walker Model 65960; Sky MedSupply International's Quadruple Cane Tip; and more.
Medicare's competitive bidding program for DMEPOS begins Jan. 1, and providers across the nine Round 1 bidding areas are bracing for what most believe will be difficult fallout from the drastic change in provision of home medical equipment.
Medicare doctors get a reprieve but standard PWC providers don't when Congress passed the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010.
Sunrise Medical announced that it will discontinue the Quickie Ti Titanium and the Quickie GTi effective Dec. 31, 2010, both constructed with titanium, in favor of chairs made with 7000 series aluminum.
CMS reminded providers that under the Affordable Care Act, all fee-for-service claims dating from Jan. 1, 2010, and beyond must be submitted within one year of service or face automatic denial.
Before the advent of e-prescribing at Boardman Medical Supply, it was a constant struggle to obtain and track the needed information to support an order for HME equipment from a referral source.
Good news for HME providers: CMS has indefinitely postponed automatic PECOS edits that would deny claims for equipment or services
CMS paid complex rehab technology providers more than any other payer in 2009, accounting for 39 percent of revenue, as reported in
Ultralight wheelchair manufacturer TiLite announced it has acquired Three Rivers Holdings and its Out-Front product brand.
This week, Neil Caesar wraps up his series on the new supplier standards and adds some final observations.
NHIC said the results of a review for claims paid in Q3 for K0823 PWCs resulted in a claim denial rate of 62.6 percent and an overall charge
Bidding started in October 2009, payments were announced July 1, 2010, and this afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the list of providers who have accepted contracts in the Round 1 rebid of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
HME retailers must pay attention to the basics, just like in any retail store.
Keeping current customers loyal, and turning prospects into loyal customers.
Unless they've made moves to mitigate the risk, HME companies in competitive bidding areas with a lot of Medicare exposure could be "badly bent."
Here are AAHomcare's "mythbusters" about competitive bidding.
Rep. Jim Langevin becomes the first U. S. representative in a wheelchair to preside over the House.
Quit playing defense and sell the value of home care.
A matter-of-fact approach to collecting up front should be part of your business protocol.