Physical Therapist Barbara Crane has always found it difficult to explain her job. She says that the English language can only paint broad brush strokes
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It's hard to pigeonhole rehabilitation. An auto-accident victim might have different needs than an elderly patient who has suffered a stroke. One wheelchair
Caring for patients in the home is all in the details, according to leading HME manufacturers. Beyond the wheelchair or the oxygen concentrator, there
But I see our country starting to divide, almost evenly, into two diverse factions. One-half of our population is favorable to progress or reform, and
Invacare/Oxygen Concentrator Platinum 10 delivers up to 10 liters per minute of continuous oxygen features many of the same parts used in the company's
In mid-December, CMS made announcements on several hot-button issues that home medical equipment providers had been waiting for all year. On Dec. 15,
Who's Scamming Who? When I saw that this so-called investigation began in 2000 (Undercover Agents Catch DME Kickback Scheme in Action, HomeCare Monday,
Baltimore Oxygen claims will be put on hold for the first few weeks of the new year as home medical equipment providers wait for Medicare to issue the
First, and foremost, I hope you had a joyous holiday season, and may you have a safe and healthy 2005. Yes, it's January, and a young man's fancy turns
Baltimore In December, CMS released its long-awaited Part B drug price schedule for the first quarter of 2005, effective Jan. 1 through March 31. As predicted,
As Americans' waistlines continue to expand, so does the market for bariatric wheelchairs, beds, bath aids and other home medical equipment to accommodate
Washington In a December report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended steps Medicare should take to help curb abuse of the program's
Baltimore A federal panel's proposals to help revamp Medicare's wheelchair benefit spells out many actions the HME industry has pushed hard for in recent
Invacare/Wheelchair IVC Tracer EX2 dual-axle positions allow variation of seat-to-floor heights 14-gauge cross-braces urethane rear tires mounted on no
Sometimes a collection of stories can be as powerful as a carefully researched white paper or legislation introduced in Congress. A compelling story about
Washington Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Mike Leavitt has been nominated by President Bush to replace Tommy Thompson as Secretary
At the national level, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is making a series of what will be major changes in 2005 to the way that Medicare