HME Products
Various HME products, including Carex Health Brands' Trio Roller Walker; Sunrise Medical's Jay J3 Back; Invacare's Knee Walker Model 65960; Sky MedSupply International's Quadruple Cane Tip; and more.
Author
HomeCare Staff
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.
-
-
Orthopedic Softgoods/O&P/Compression Hosiery
Orthopedic softgoods, O&P, and compression hosiery, including: Spinal Rehab Solutions' SR 500 Lumbar Spinal-Air Decompression LSO Brace; Alps South's Easyliner Daisy Breast Form and Gel Petal; and more. -
Most Livable Cities for Wheelchair Users
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has come up with a list of the Top 20 American cities that are "livable" for people in wheelchairs. -
Competitive Bidding Begins Jan. 1
Medicare's competitive bidding program for DMEPOS begins Jan. 1, and providers across the nine Round 1 bidding areas are bracing for what most believe will be difficult fallout from the drastic change in provision of home medical equipment. -
No Delay on Elimination of First-Month Purchase Option
Medicare doctors get a reprieve but standard PWC providers don't when Congress passed the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010. -
Sunrise Moves Away from Titanium
Sunrise Medical announced that it will discontinue the Quickie Ti Titanium and the Quickie GTi effective Dec. 31, 2010, both constructed with titanium, in favor of chairs made with 7000 series aluminum. -
Reminder on One-Year Filing Limit
CMS reminded providers that under the Affordable Care Act, all fee-for-service claims dating from Jan. 1, 2010, and beyond must be submitted within one year of service or face automatic denial. -
Providers High on E-Prescribing Systems
Before the advent of e-prescribing at Boardman Medical Supply, it was a constant struggle to obtain and track the needed information to support an order for HME equipment from a referral source. -
PECOS Automatic Edits on Hold
Good news for HME providers: CMS has indefinitely postponed automatic PECOS edits that would deny claims for equipment or services -
U.S. Rehab: Niche Diversification Making Gains
CMS paid complex rehab technology providers more than any other payer in 2009, accounting for 39 percent of revenue, as reported in