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The Skinny on Statistics I’ve read the Ultimate Crossword Puzzle (July 2003) article. Well done. My question is this: Do you have unit sales by product
The Skinny on Statistics
I’ve read the “Ultimate Crossword Puzzle” (July
2003) article. Well done. My question is this: Do you have unit
sales by product category available? We are a medical device
manufacturer and that information would help us in our planning
efforts.
— Barry A. Schwartz, president, Contemporary Products
Inc., Portland, Maine
Editor’s Note: While HomeCare does not have the specific information requested, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tracks the number of claims CMS paid for specific products. In fact, CMS has a special hotline set up for providing statistical information. The phone number for Medicare statistics is 410/786-3689. We recommend knowing the HCPCS codes for the products you want to track before calling. A Fate Worse than Competitive Bidding?
I can only wonder how many DMEs can operate on this margin.
As a small owner-operated company that tracks our costs, I know that this does not cover our overhead. My question is, how many DMEs can live with this margin and what can be done about it? Is this something that we can collectively address?
We are notifying the carriers that we cannot accept this added cost of paperwork and reduced pricing, and we are preparing to go to the Small Claims Court for relief.
We feel that this is a greater problem for our industry than
competitive bidding.
— Dale W. Richardson, president, R&R Discount Medical,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
52% of respondents to HomeCare‘s August Web Poll said they would freeze employees’ salaries if a seven-year CPI freeze on DME takes effect. Another 18 percent said they might freeze salaries.
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