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As with many sectors in HME, manufacturers say the market for manual wheelchairs continues to grow right along with the aging population that needs them.
Manual wheelchairs are the mainstay of the home medical equipment business, yet very few sales reps spend much time analyzing how to sell these products.
Washington CMS' new fee schedule for power mobility devices slashes reimbursement by more than 40 percent for some equipment, prompting stakeholders to
Washington Legislators from around the country have joined the HME industry's fight against power mobility reimbursement cuts. Six representatives from
CMS has selected Columbia, S.C.-based Palmetto GBA to help administer its DME competitive bidding program as it begins in 10 yet-to-be-named cities next year.
Riverside, Calif. As the industry makes its last push to gather support for home care legislation before Congress wraps up this year's session, a grassroots
Washington After nearly a year-long battle with CMS, Cigna Government Services has been named the new DME Medicare Administrative Contractor for Region
Baltimore CMS Deputy Administrator Leslie Norwalk has been named acting CMS administrator by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt. She assumed duties Oct. 15 after
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, etc.) 64 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, etc.) 48 Rehab
Waterloo, Iowa VGM has submitted an application to form a network for members who are interested in participating in DME Medicare competitive bidding.
Brentwood, Tenn. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by American HomePatient's senior debt holders, ending the group's efforts to overturn
Southfield, Mich. Arcadia Resources continues to expand with the opening of six additional Arcadia Home Medical Supply centers inside Wal-Mart stores
Wakefield, Mass.-based PolyMedica Corp., parent of the Liberty Medical mail-order pharmacy, has acquired Conway, Ark.-based Anchor Medical, a national
Pride Mobility/Power Wheelchair Jazzy Select 14 with XL Package 350-pound weight capacity contoured seating as large as 22 inches wide by 20 inches deep
Brown Medical Industries/Moisture Protection Mid-Arm Protector protects PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter)lines or surgical sites while showering
Home care companies should fear whistleblowing! Finger-pointing by employees, former employees, contractors, etc., exposes home care companies to the
In A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway wrote, No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful. At Medtrade
Though he modestly declines credit for shaping much of today's HME environment, the influence of 2006 HomeCaring Award Winner Nagle Bridwell has been
No one knows what they pay for their health care services. No one knows cost or quality We don't have any reason to care financially. HHS Secretary Mike