Rotech Reports $3 Million Loss For First Quarter
Orlando, Fla. After delaying the release of its first quarter financial results, in July Rotech Healthcare reported a net loss of $3 million for the first
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HomeCare staff Meg Herndon and Hannah Wolfson were joined by writers Kristin Easterling and Gail Short to tell these stories. Tamara Davie’s photo on page 32 was taken by Ursula Hope Photography.
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HHS Announces Plans to Shorten Appeals Process for Medicare
Washington After taking control of the Medicare appeals process in June, the Department of Health and Human Services said it plans to use technology to -
Respiratory Drug Schedule Reflects New Trends
Baltimore Budesonide is up, ipatropium is down and albuterol is back at its first-quarter levels in CMS' third-quarter pricing for respiratory drugs. -
TRENDS
Designs are becoming more user-centric. Customers want quality, effective products that also fit with their decorative tastes and lifestyles. Peggy Eyre, -
New Products
Swede-O/Walking Boot Walking Boot for use with severe ankle sprains, stable ankle fractures and post-cast removal surgery uses a rocker bottom or rounded -
Downsize Those DSOs
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, Etc.) 60 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, Etc.) 89 Rehab -
Specialist No Longer Needed To Prescribe Scooters, POVs
Baltimore Any physician can now prescribe a scooter or power mobility vehicle under Medicare, according to a new policy posted by the DMERCs. Effective -
AAHomecare to Focus on Small Provider Issues Under NCB
Washington The American Association for Homecare recently formed a committee to focus on issues that will affect small providers under national competitive -
Voinovich Writes Leavitt About NCB, Mobility
Washington Ohio Sen. George Voinovich, one of the HME industry's staunch political advocates, recently sent two letters to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt -
Manufacturer Briefs
Dj Orthopedics to Build New Headquarters Vista, Calif. Dj orthopedics was set to break ground for its new headquarters building July 29. The 111,000-square-foot