Being the daughter of a pharmacist, I have seen my fair share of 3x5s. The typical 35 prescription slip will have the beneficiary's name, physician's name,
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It's the wind-down of another eventful year for home medical equipment providers, and 2006 is looking like it definitely won't be dull, either. At this
Baltimore As many providers had feared, CMS announced that it will slash the monthly Medicare dispensing fee for Part B inhalation drug therapy for 2006
Baltimore The DMERCs have announced that there will be a grace period for the implementation of a rule that does away with the power mobility certificate
Houston A Texas doctor involved in a power wheelchair scheme that led to the creation of Operation Wheeler Dealer a massive crackdown on Medicare fraud
A poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows six out of 10 seniors say they don't understand Medicare's new prescription drug benefit, and more than four
Baltimore Aggressive oversight and new improvement efforts have cut the number of improper fee-for-service Medicare claims payments by half in one year,
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, Etc.) 66 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, Etc.) 49 Rehab
Washington Nearly five months after its introduction, a proposed bill that would make changes to the competitive bidding provision in the Medicare Modernization
Baltimore Michael Tootell, director of health policy for the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, is the newest member of the government committee
Alexandria, Va. In a letter to CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, the American Association for Homecare called the agency's proposed quality standards
Sunrise Medical/Pediatric Wheelchair Kid Kart Mighty Lite fully folding frame; four integrated tie-down points integrated with frame comes standard with
Adepta/Grab Bar Steel Tub Assist Bar soft, ergonomically shaped handgrip; 6-inch gripping surface fits bathtub walls from 3 inches to 5 inches; non-marring
An effective compliance program must have a mechanism for enforcing the rules. During any investigation by the government or DMERC, a home care company's
There is nothing more effective than competition to bring out the best in a businessperson. Once again, the gauntlet has been thrown to DME. This time,
For Rita Hostak, her role as vice president of government relations at Sunrise Medical is more than just a job. This is my heart, she says. As a fervent
French author Alphonse Karr said, The more things change, the more they remain the same. Well, in France maybe. But for home medical equipment providers
The market for sleep-disordered breathing products continues to grow. More than 12 million Americans are affected by this condition, and recognition mounts
Oxygen users are not taking their disease sitting down any longer. As early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases, the trend continues
November was National Homecare Month and also Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month. During the month, days were set aside to recognize