On Oct. 31, the four DME MAC medical directors sent letters to physicians in their respective jurisdictions asking them to document visits and exams for power mobility devices.
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The denial reason code CO150 (Payment adjusted because the payer deems the information submitted does not support this level of service) is No. 5 on the list of RemitDATA's Top 10 denial codes for Medicare claims.
Apex's Wayde Snow offers these suggestions for providers interested in creating their own service center
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new oxygen payment rules and supplier responsibilities required by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
On top of the already challenging financial reversals facing HME providers on Jan. 1, the year's first few months, and all the rest of them, are shaping up as some of the most critical in the industry's history.
Oxygen providers continue move to non-delivery models to reduce costs, better patient outcomes.
On Oct. 30, CMS released initial guidance that both HME providers and other industry advocates had been requesting for months regarding the many ambiguities surrounding the 36-month oxygen rental cap
To convert to a non-delivery model, oxygen providers face several challenges. Scott Wilkinson, SVP of sales and marketing for Inogen, offers the following questions that should be considered
Edna Fiore is a nationally known COPD awareness advocate and activist in Littleton, Colo. Here are her thoughts on the role consumerism is playing in the treatment of lung disorders.
For months, providers and other industry advocates had been asking CMS for guidance on numerous issues surrounding the 36-month oxygen rental cap
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Everybody these days is jumping on the let's chase out the crooks bandwagon. CMS says, Let's get the ne'er do wells who permeate the DME industry.
For a father in Fargo, N.D., walking up and down the stairs of his two-level home several times a day would be a breeze if he weren't also hauling a 13-year-old
In October: A gas shortage, an election reception and an HME fundraiser
Storm clouds heavy with further cuts for HME are gathering overhead, five of the industry's top thought leaders warned providers at Medtrade, but there is a ray of hope for the future.
At a time when most respiratory providers are preparing to pare services to lessen the effect of the looming reimbursement cuts, Apex of St. Peter's is
Let's give a shout-out for smarter, leaner, faster. It's the new mantra of the home medical equipment business, which is changing at a speed-of-light rate.
Whether you are looking to establish or upgrade your own repair center or seeking more efficient ways to outsource repairs, there is help. Following are some bossibilities:
Over the past 15 months, questions about the impending oxygen cap have been expressed time and again by the AAHomecare. Yet no one could have anticipated how austere and unworkable CMS' recently published guidance would be.
In case you missed it, on Sept. 25, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (its acronym is ADAAA).