Brown Medical Industries/Moisture Protection Mid-Arm Protector protects PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter)lines or surgical sites while showering
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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
With the rush to HME retail to shore up revenues lost to reimbursement cuts, you may be considering opening a new store or expanding your retail products
When you're rethinking or expanding your company's marketing plans, keep the following can- and can't-do's in mind: What Your DME Company CAN Do Market
You wouldn't think that investing in a fleet of hybrid cars would have anything to do with children. But at Pediatric Home Service in Roseville, Minn.,
By the time you read this, the 2006 elections will be over, and the outcome will have a far-reaching impact on our industry. In addition, CMS will have
During a recent visit, I learned that Italy has a government-provided health care system similar to Medicare and Medicaid. Citizens with enough money
With reimbursements getting tighter by the day, changing forms and new claims requirements, this is a good time to review your accounts receivable process
We were reminded as children to make sure we look both ways when learning to walk carefully across the street. It is the safest thing to do to ensure
Baltimore After much protest from power mobility manufacturers, providers, consumer groups and lawmakers, the DME Program Safeguard Contractors announced
Access Point Medical said it is adding respiratory products to the company's DME and mobility offerings. During Medtrade in Atlanta, the company introduced
For Beds & Support Surfaces In selling home medical equipment, we try to match up the right products with each patient. In general, however, we tend to
Baltimore CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, who has overseen Medicare's biggest expansion since the program's inception 40 years ago, announced that he
Since CMS introduced 64 new power mobility codes in June and said it would implement them Oct. 1, you've needed a scorecard to keep up with the fast-moving
Washington Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., have introduced a companion to the Hobson-Tanner bill in the Senate. The bill, the Medicare
I recently spent a few days on St. George Island, nine beautiful miles of barrier beachfront with the requisite enclave of vacation homes, of course off