RemitData founder Bently Goodwin says HME companies that haven't streamlined won't survive the industry's tightening margin squeeze.

CMS' Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor notified providers that registration is now open for the Round 1 rebid of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the following timeline for the Round 1 rebid of Medicare's DMEPOS competitive bidding program:

In the House health care reform bill, elimination of the first-month purchase option for standard power wheelchairs is still in play, although

Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., and 12 other House members have introduced H.R. 3184. The proposed legislation would eliminate

Wheelchair, scooter and vehicle lift products, including: Sunrise Medical's power wheelchair Quickie Pulse 6; Harmar's lift AL560; Invacare's scooter Orion; and more.

Sleep products, including: American Bantex's CPAP tubing Bantex Smooth Bore Tubing; Cardinal's CPAP PureSom; Beaumont's mask cleaning wipes Citrus II; and more.

In 1986, CMS (then known as the Health Care Financing Administration) asked the Office of Health Technology Assessment to conduct an assessment of the safety, clinical effectiveness and use of CPAP.

HomeCare magazine is investigating how home medical equipment companies compensate their employees, and how current economic and industry conditions are affecting employment, salaries and benefits.