The No. 3 denial reason code from Medicare among HME providers as reported by RemitData is CO57: Payment denied/reduced because the payer deems the information
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Nashville, Tenn. Cigna Government Services is pushing to add more than 200 positions in preparation for taking over as the Jurisdiction C DME Medicare
You might say that Norco Virtual University was born of frustration. The Web-based training tool is used by Norco, a Boise, Idaho-based home medical equipment
Columbia, S.C. A pre-pay probe review of Jurisdiction A claims for negative pressure wound therapy has resulted in more than three-quarters of those claims
You have to be an eternal optimist to be in this business, proclaims California provider Cliff Woolard. And he is. Despite reimbursement reductions galore,
Under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress merely considered the economic issues of home oxygen therapy, and not the clinical aspects. This legislation
Tallahassee, Fla. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida has filed 23 False Claims Act lawsuits against clinics and DME companies,
The president's FY 2008 budget proposal, submitted to Congress in early February, dramatically improves this industry's ability to have a constructive
If you are not currently participating in the sleep market, you are most likely considering the prospect. There is good reason: The market is growing
Washington In a move both expected and dreaded by home medical equipment providers, early last month President Bush revealed his 2008 proposed budget,
Washington Bill Thomas, former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and a long-time foe of the HME industry, has signed on as a visiting
Last month, members of the Senate Finance Committee stopped short of endorsing CMS Acting Administrator Leslie Norwalk as the agency's permanent head,
Sunrise Medical/Power Wheelchair Controls Quickie IQ Electronics enhanced display and infrared GEWA technology to control phones, entertainment systems,
In the U.S. in 2005, 20.8 million people of all ages or 7 percent of the population had diabetes. Of those, 14.6 million were diagnosed and 6.2 million
Eli Lilly/Insulin Delivery Pen HumaPen Memoir reusable delivery pen that resembles a fine fountain pen digital display and insulin viewing slot; users
Whistleblowers often feel compelled to turn on their employers when they become frustrated by perceived unfair and inconsistent treatment. One common
I get many calls from HomeCare magazine readers sharing ideas or incidents that have affected their HME companies. One, which I have heard more than once,
The National Organization on Disability, based in Washington, has chosen Berkeley, Calif., as the winner of its sixth annual Accessible America Contest.
Why sell HME retail? Just do the math. After 30 to 40 percent reimbursement cuts annually from Medicare for the past several years and with competitive
If retail is not a big part of your HME business, why not? That's one of the questions HomeCare asked magazine readers in our 2007 Retail Survey. One