For at least 30 years, the HME industry has been at the forefront of stamping out Medicare fraud and abuse. So it's not just insulting, it's infuriating
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know it’s time to move on accreditation—even if you won’t be involved in Medicare competitive bidding this year.
Mark Twain said, There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. No doubt, numbers can be twisted to distort the truth, but in the case
Washington U.S. health care spending will nearly double by 2016, reaching $4.1 trillion from $2.1 trillion in 2006 and the fastest-growing sector is home
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
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