Study says competitive bidding program likely to compromise patient choice, access and quality.

No oxygen here, but plenty of good service — and good business sense — keep Jackson Medical Supply busy.

Consultative sales to caregivers can create big volume from small items.
Bath products and patient lifts, including: Maddak's MaddaGuard; Invacare's Get-U-Up; Hill-Rom's Golvo; Drive Medical Design & Manufacturing's Bellavita Bath Lift; and more.
Various HME products, including: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's ICON CPAP; DynaVox Mayer-Johnson's BOARDMAKER STUDIO; Gojo Industries' Provon Skin and Hair Line; and more.
Health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses and vendors should be finished with their internal testing of the Version 5010 HIPAA electronic health care transaction standards by the Dec. 31 recommended

The Scooter Store has tapped Omnicom Group, a holding company that manages a portfolio of advertising and marketing companies, to "shape a new brand strategy and develop a fully integrated marketing plan."
It may not take competitive bidding to crush the home medical equipment industry; ZPIC audits could get the job done all by themselves if the scores of audit-beleaguered providers considering closing their doors are any indication.
In order to track the impact of increased audits that target the HME sector, AAHomecare said it is looking for examples of documentation requests that go beyond Medicare requirements.