30 years ago HME providers gearing up to attend the first annual National Affiliation of Durable Medical Equipment Companies (NADMEC) convention got a
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With an aging population opting for home care over hospital and nursing home care, the demand for lifts and transfer devices will continue to rise, experts
American Bantex/Rollator Patrol Companion both a wheeled walker and companion wheelchair 8-inch casters for easy pushing; large basket; high-strength
When it comes to building a business, you can't just give your goods away. Or can you? In Tampa, Fla., employees at Ride-Away, the Londonderry, N.H.-based
Legislative, Regulatory Info to Highlight This Year's Show Between the make or break pressures of competitive bidding, the frantic race for accreditation
CMS recently announced that providers must be accredited or have applied for accreditation by May 14, 2008, in order to submit a bid for the second round
On Jan. 8, Dave McCausland got mad. I was listening to the CMS teleconference announcing the expansion of competitive bidding.
When CMS published its rules for competitive bidding, the possibility that one supplier could subcontract its services to another supplier in order to
How long did it take Noah to build the ark? Although biblical scholars say there is no definitive answer, most people believe it took around 100 years.
As the number of aging citizens in the U.S. continues to increase, ADLs will be increasingly in demand as people look for these products to help make
Kristen McCosh is energetic, talented and well-accomplished. McCosh is a novelist she is writing a series of books featuring women with disabilities as
The home care community has been advocating a suspension in round one of bidding, armed with critical economic studies, projections of thousands of lost
In a late afternooon press conference, CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems announced new payment rates resulting from the first round of Medicare DMEPOS competitive bidding.
Policy-makers in Washington and experts in health care delivery recognize that home care is one of the most cost-effective forms of care. Yet the federal
WASHINGTON As HME advocates gathered in the nation's capital earlier this month to push for a delay of competitive bidding, a CMS official said the agency
Respironics/Concentrator EverFlo Q five-liter stationary oxygen concentrator; weighs 31 pounds produces sound level of 40 decibels does not require filter
Wildbleu/Moisture-Eliminating Sleepwear Kiwi Caribbean Pajamas fabric designed to feel like real cotton but dry four times faster so women can sleep through
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