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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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Face Forward
30 years ago In yet another scenario that has since become all too familiar, HME companies were anxiously awaiting the results of proposed Medicare policies -
Operations
E0260 Semi-electric hospital bed with mattress
This month in our DME MAC comparison, Jurisdiction C barely made it out of the No. 1 spot and has turned over the title to Jurisdiction D for claim denials -
A Tale of Two Studies
ATLANTA Just as stakeholders prepared to set off for the American Association for Homecare's Washington Legislative Conference March 4-6, they acquired -
Trends
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now the fourth leading cause of death in the USA, accounting for over 120,000 deaths annually and costing -
Notable & Quotable
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (shown above with President Bush) was on the firing line last month, hammered by Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee -
AAHomecare’s RATC Works on Musts Issues Priorities
The American Association for Homecare's Rehab and Assistive Technology Council is working on a long list of for this year. While the following are the -
Using Education to Fight Reimbursement Woes
Thompson Home Medical Equipment in Traverse City, Mich., faces issues common to HME businesses across the country: The company is struggling to provide -
Making a Commitment to Improving IT
A little over seven years ago, the management at Monroe Wheelchair determined the environment then and the one they saw coming for mobility products and -