Baltimore Medicare overpaid $20.8 billion in claims in fiscal 2004 while making $900 million in underpayments, according to CMS. All told, the errors
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It is not enough that we have reimbursement cuts effective Jan. 1, we also have an increase in the amount of the Medicare deductibles per patient per
Baltimore Which products should be selected and where it should take place are among the issues a committee advising CMS on how to implement DME competitive
Now is a great time to plan your new sales strategies for 2005. Calling on the same customer and providing the same sales pitch is quickly going to get
The anti-kickback and self-referral laws as well as HME-specific rules imposed by CMS address marketing issues. Yet one of the fastest-growing and most
Consohocken, Pa. Air Products Healthcare recently finalized its acquisition of Melrose Park, Ill.-based Ultra Care, one of the largest privately held
Lake Forest, Calif. Home respiratory provider Apria Healthcare Group has entered into a five-year revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks
Denver Dialysis services giant Gambro Healthcare has agreed to plead guilty to criminal felony charges, admitted to health care fraud and reached a $350
Southfield, Mich. Critical Home Care has changed its name to Arcadia Resources, reflecting the company's expanded lines of business after a May 2004 merger
Clearwater, Fla. Several Lincare executives are cashing in stock options as they sign new employment agreements extending their tenure with the home respiratory
Tempe, Ariz. Regional home respiratory provider O2 Science has announced completion of $10.2 million in financing, with the intent to reduce debt, increase
HealthCraft/Bed Rail Assista-Rail designed to help patients move from a lying to sitting position in bed inverted U-shaped rail installs with basic tools;
In a day of mega-corporations, mergers and acquisitions, keeping a small business afloat can be a challenge. But in 1986, former HME provider Van G. Miller
Orlando, Fla.-based Rotech Healthcare has named Jeff Freedman chief development officer of the company. In his new position, he will be responsible for
While the industry's focus and most of its headlines were on the mobility sector last year, providers told HomeCare they are pinning their hopes on continued
When you turn onto Whitfield Industrial Way in Sarasota, Fla., you're turning into Hoveround territory. In an unassuming industrial park, Hoveround Corp.,
Houston After letting go 400 employees in the past year, The Scooter Store announced last month it is moving out of Houston's Medicare power wheelchair