CMS released its searchable PECOS database, complete with the names of physicians and non-physician practitioners registered
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Use of the KX modifier didn't help in ensuring that DMEPOS providers had supporting documentation on file for their claims — at least in 2006
RAC, CERT, ZPIC, take your pick. HME providers are now finding themselves the targets of multiple Medicare audits that, at least in some cases, threaten to cripple their businesses.
<em>Fortune</em> has ranked The Scooter Store No. 38 on its list of the top 100 places to work in America.
According to Don Clayback, executive director of the NCART, work continues on obtaining a separate benefit for complex rehab.
In the wake of a report that indicated a significant number of early 2007 power wheelchair claims lacked proper documentation, AAHomecare fired back with a message that put the blame squarely on CMS.
According to the Office of Inspector General, three out of five claims for standard and complex rehab power wheelchairs did not meet Medicare documentation requirements during the first half of 2007.
It's a little unusual lately to hear that someone is starting a new HME business.
Orthopedic softgoods, O&P, and compression hosiery, including: Cast Handle; Amoena's Balance Individual with Comfort+; Breg's Lace Up Ankle; and more.
Extrakare's business savvy catapults this HME onto the elite Inc. 500.
Audits and added documentation burdens.
This HCPC code had a 28 percent denial rate last year, and three of the top denial reason codes were related to same or similar equipment issues.
A whole new competitive bidding concept — and it's not a good one.
The value of a value proposition.
Manual wheelchair business takes some of the sting out of 9.5% cut.
But check these four observations.
Olympic Hall of Famer left his mark in the Paralympian world and beyond.
From positive to positively grim, home medical equipment providers told HomeCare they're worried about a deep freeze of their own in 2010.
Transportation can be a huge expense for any HME provider. It's no wonder many are turning to various fleet management systems to help manage the cost.
Look around (yep, even in the warehouse) to become a product expert.