Whistleblowers often feel compelled to turn on their employers when they become frustrated by perceived unfair and inconsistent treatment. One common
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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
Alignment of a company's vision and values with its strategies, policies and management controls is the foundation of high performance. Organizations
Have you ever been in your office or car at the end of the day wondering where all the time went? If you answered to that question, then you know the
It will be beneficial for your company to begin activity-based costing as a means to determine how much any particular item actually costs you to provide.
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Wendell Matas is down, but he's sure not out. Like many home medical equipment and rehab providers, the owner of Wheelchairs Northwest in Bellevue, Wash.,
The National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology has sent a report to state Medicaid directors urging caution in the adoption of Medicare's new
Ever since CMS began its overhaul of the rehab coverage and pricing model, power mobility providers have found themselves confused and frustrated. HME
Sixteen months after the cessation of a concentrated effort to crack power wheelchair fraud in Harris County, Texas, CMS is still seeing a decrease in
Take a stroll through any mall in America and you will see an HME market segment in the making. Nearly two-thirds of American adults are either overweight
The mobility market might be troubled these days, but there are still plenty of ways to boost your revenues and even work your way into some new niches.
In an effort to help HME providers boost their margins, The MED Group has devised a power mobility device formulary of products keyed to CMS' new PMD
With just a little over a year before implementation, the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America is cranking up its
One predictor of success in the home care business is the ability to keep up with the changes and to look for opportunities in the challenges. The Midwest