The first thing this industry has to do is to start feeling better about itself. For those who are slaves to form, I realize that the subtitle and the
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Lake Forest, Calif. Apria Health-care has reached a preliminary agreement with the government and whistleblowers to pay $17.6 million, without admitting
Suppose one of your employees reports trouble with your billing department or your sales force or your therapists. Perhaps an anonymous tip came to your
Shortly before press time, CMS announced the next meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee, charged with advising CMS on implementing DME
Quantum Rehab/Back Cushion Synergy Shape 4 inches of depth adjustment; recline angle adjustment 57 to -30 degrees high-density, high-resiliency base;
A little more than a year ago, I noted in this column that the Federal Aviation Administration was proposing that patients with portable oxygen devices
Baltimore Beginning Oct. 1, CMS will no longer process claims not compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the agency announced
Lee Conn, president of Birmingham, Ala.-based MediRest, calls it karma. For every little thing we've done when no one's looking, we have without fail
Pride Mobility Products/Scooter Celebrity X available in three- or four-wheel format; Delta tiller with wraparound handles for operation with thumbs or
Over the summer months, the right combination of sunshine, rain and nutrients produces great grass. It's pretty simple, actually. On the political and
Even a motorcycle accident that left him a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic at age 21 won't keep Rick Davidson off a Harley especially when that Harley
On July 22, CMS issued instructions specifically allowing suppliers to deliver oximetry testing equipment on behalf of Medicare Independent Diagnostic
A recent evaluation of top-performing companies turned up some common characteristics. Among them was or B-school speak for the system that alerts management
I saw a television report a few weeks back about alternative fuels. Somebody bright has figured out that chicken fat can substitute for gasoline. The
Washington Just before Congress broke for its summer recess, Reps. David Hobson, R-Ohio, and John Tanner, D-Tenn., introduced a bill that many stakeholders
Called the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2005, or H.R. 3559, the bill would: require that competitive bidding not be implemented until
Brentwood, Tenn., and Lake Forest, Calif. Two of the nation's largest providers have expressed concerns about a proposed reduction in CMS' dispensing
The impact of the diseases that fall under the umbrella of COPD chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma and cystic fibrosis is enormous for the home medical