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AA Homecare Highlights the Importance of OIG Study on Patient Access
The following was released from AA Homecare as an update to their interactions with OIG.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 11, 2015)—Last Thursday, 11 AAHomecare staff members and industry stakeholders met with the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to discuss their upcoming study on the CMS competitive bidding program and the effects on patient access. The group discussed the goals for the OIG report as well as the methodology that has been used in previous reporting on access and utilization rates.
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The 3 Important 2015 Dates Remaining in the Round 2 Recompete
With registration for user IDs and passwords opening Dec. 18, 2014, the DMEPOS Round 2 Recompete and national mail-order recompete is well underway. CMS's target deadlines for authorized and backup authorized officials have passed, and the bid window opened on January 22. February and March, however, bring some very important dates.
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In addition to changing rates in non-bid locations, CMS plans to lower certain rates based on regional calculations, all under the guise of streamlining the bid program
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Access Health Second Episode Features Guests From Hollister Incorporated
Access Health, a new magazine-style health and wellness series, aired its second episode on Jan 14. Titled "Overcoming Inertia," the video discusses getting more comfortable with catheters, and features Dale Spencer, a spinal cord injured author/speaker and consultant for Hollister Incorporated and Mary Wisner, clinical education manager at Hollister. The guests speak with host Ereka Vetrini and medical expert Dr. Dennis R. Holmes about different types of intermittent catheters available, who may need to use an intermittent catheter and why.
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