Washington The Deficit Reduction Act is facing new opposition in Congress and in court. A House bill aims to eliminate the DRA's controversial oxygen
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Washington The chairwoman of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs is asking CMS to re-evaluate its final rule on power mobility
Clearwater, Fla. Respiratory giant Lincare Holdings has agreed to pay more than $12 million to settle ongoing kickback and reimbursement allegations,
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, etc.) 61 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, etc.) 49 Rehab
Washington The Government Accountability Office has sided with Cigna in its claim that CMS unfairly selected the new Medicare Administrative Contractor
Harrisonburg, Va. An American HomePatient employee shot two co-workers to death last month before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. The gunman,
Houston A Houston physician sentenced to 10 years in prison for Medicare fraud was told by a federal judge that she could no longer be called a doctor
Trade show attendees visit a vendor's booth at the sixth annual Focus on the Future, held in Charleston, S.C., April 24-23. Hosted by Essentially Women,
We have found that patients need joint therapy sleeves and braces that do not overheat the joint or cause sweaty discomfort, thus leading to poor patient
Bauerfeind USA/Knee Support GenuTrain A3 for complex treatment of knee pain, especially mild to moderate osteoarthritis designed to move with the body
From automobiles to personal computers, technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, and this ongoing development has brought more life-enhancing
One way or another, Social Security will be resolved. The real fiscal problem is Medicare. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking at
In the April issue of HomeCare, the Good Thinking article should have stated that B&K Home Medical Services and ECS Billing and Consulting, both of Tiffin,
When HomeCare asked a dozen of the industry's largest manufacturers about their best-selling products, it became clear that both patient and provider
In these pages, home care advocates have already spilled plenty of ink about why the 36-month cap on oxygen in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is bad
If you have digested CMS' proposed regulation on competitive bidding, I can only assume you had the same reaction I did if you persevered through the
Based on CMS' proposed rule for DME competitive bidding, it is time for all providers to expand the scope of information that is relevant to their businesses.
Prospecting is a key activity in the life of any salesperson. It is not about selling anything or closing any deals. It should not be a long process and