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For Rick Earls, the days before Hurricane Katrina hit were pretty much routine. As branch manager of Columbus, Miss.-based Southern Pharmaceutical Corp.'s
Hurricane Katrina illustrated how integral home care is to the lives of many families. A tragic photo on the front page of The New York Times showed a
If you are a mobility equipment provider, you undoubtedly work in one of the most dynamic segments of home health care. Changing legislation, vague policies
In the last few months, CMS has announced enormous changes that will affect every beneficiary who needs power wheelchairs and scooters/power operated
Certainly the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina has affected all of us, even if we weren't directly in the storm's path. And certainly it has caused
Too often home care companies treat advertising as a second-tier expense it is something they could do if they have a good year, but certainly not necessary.
I enjoy reading copies of some of the many communications dealers receive from their state HME/DME associations. These organizations are the true grass
Quantum Rehab/Power Wheelchair Quantum 610 300-pound weight capacity standard off-board battery charger; front battery access; side-mounted freewheel
When it comes to your home medical equipment business, do you want to be a dinosaur or a dynamo?If you chose the latter and you likely did if you're intent
In a world of reimbursement chaos, fast-paced changes in mergers and acquisitions and general uncertainty in the HME industry, employees are being lured
In February of 2004, I wrote an article for HomeCare informing home medical equipment providers that they should consider starting the accreditation process,
The times they are a-changin.' Those Bob Dylan lyrics could herald the changeover affecting reimbursement appeals. As of July 1 this year, the Administrative
Do you hear the rumble in the market? That's the sound of independent HME providers shaking off that's the way it's been done. Many providers are preparing
In 2004, more than 40.4 million Hispanics 14 percent of the total U.S. population were living in the United States. This makes Hispanics the largest and
Today's insurance carriers Medicare, Medicaid and others are making it increasingly difficult for health care suppliers to get paid for their services.
In a vibrant health care service merger and acquisition environment, selling a business is easy. If your goal is maximizing value, however, that's an
While more and more providers are interested in diversifying out of Medicare, the prospect of building a strong managed care business line has come back
Breast cancer is a disease that affects more than 200,000 American women each year. The good news is that the outcomes are much better than ever. Today,