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  • Face to Face with Reimbursement

    Washington’s face may not have launched a thousand ships, but it certainly prompted thousands of HME providers to brave the seas of reimbursement over the past year. For some, the voyage was short, yielding approvals at every turn. For others, the voyage never ended, as denied claims piled up, payments stalled and the HIPAA deadline grew closer. The following pages hold snapshots from those voyages, provided by a few hundred of your peers. In May, HomeCare mailed reimbursement questionnaires to 1,500 randomly selected domestic subscribers, asking about denials, appeals, days sales outstanding, third-party payers and more. Many of the respondents were small, full-service HME providers. In fact, of the 353 participating businesses, 40.5 percent reported annual revenue of less than $1 million. Another 41.3 percent…
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  • On Notice

    When Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Tom Scully announced his concern about the increased use of motorized wheelchairs
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  • Latest HME News

  • No Crystal Ball Necessary

    Where’s Carnac the Magnificent when you need him? If he were around, the late-night seer (courtesy of TV host Johnny Carson) might be able to answer the
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  • Casting Complete for Medicare Conference

    Washington The House and Senate last month set the stage for a conference that will decide the fate of Medicare reform. Casting Bill Thomas chairman of
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  • Provider NewsWire

    Noteworthy O2 Science Enters Oklahoma Market: Tempe, Ariz.-based O2 Science, a provider of respiratory therapy services and home health products, has
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  • Manufacturer NewsWire

    Legal Abbott to Settle Enteral-Nutrition Lawsuit: One subject of an industry-wide investigation into the sales and marketing practices of several enteral-nutrition
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  • Making Changes One Policy at a Time

    One look at Cara C. Bachenheimer’s dossier leaves no room for doubt about her dedication to the health care industry. A partner with the Washington-based
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  • Fun and Function

    Children may outgrow their tennis shoes and their Barbie dolls, their playhouses and their Tonka trucks, but leading manufacturers in pediatric mobility are making sure they won’t outgrow their wheelchairs or scooters — at least not anytime soon. Manufacturers are responding to the increasing number of children who are diagnosed with special mobility needs at an early age by designing mobility products that will last as a child grows and develops. But as parents come to mobility providers with increasingly younger children in need, this ambitious goal isn’t easy to achieve. “You used to wait until a child was four, five or six years old. Now, if you have the diagnosis, you can start as early as 12 to 18 months,” says Julianna Arva, pediatric…
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  • Ready, Set, Grow!

    For years, industry pundits and optimists have insisted that the home medical equipment industry is primed to serve the needs of the aging baby boomer
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  • MOBILITY PRODUCTS

    Vantage Mobility International/Wheelchair and Scooter Lift Elite Call 800/348-8267. Web site: www.vantagemobility.com Circle 212 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Teftec/Power Wheelchair OmegaTrac Call 888/234-1433. Web site: www.teftec.com. Circle 211 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Harmar/Hybrid Platform Lifts AL600 Series Call 800/833-0478. Web site: www.harmar.com Circle 210 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Quantum Rehab/Cushion Synergy Structure Call 800/800-8586. Web site: www.quantumrehab.com Circle 214 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Merits Health Products/Manual Wheelchair M12 Rover Call 800/963-7487. Web site: www.meritshealth.com Circle 218 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Leisure-Lift/Scooter Plus III Atlas Call 800/255-0285. Web site: www.pacesaver.com Circle 215 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Invacare/Manual Wheelchair IVC Series Call 800/333-6900. Web site: www.invacare.com Circle 219 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Essential…
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  • Adapting to Challenges

    In Frost & Sullivan’s report, North American Mobility Aids Markets, published last year, the authors write that the North American mobility market will
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  • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS

    Sunrise Medical/Humidifier Heater DeVilbiss 9200D-I Call 800/333-4000. Web site: www.sunrisemedical.com Circle 202 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. PARI Respiratory/Compressor TREK Compact Compressor Call 800/327-8632. Web site: www.pari.com Circle 201 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Chad Therapeutics/Electronic Oxygen Conserver Oxymatic 411A Call 800/423-8870. Web site: www.oxymatic.com Circle 204 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Ameriflo/Oxygen Regulators Ameriflo Regulators Call 800/976-2390. Web site: www.ameriflo.com Circle 207 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Respironics/CPAP System REMstar Pro with C-Flex Call 800/345-6443. Web site: www.respironics.com Circle 209 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. ResMed/Mask Mirage Vista Call 800/424-0737. Web site: www.resmed.com Circle 208 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. VIASYS Healthcare/Ventilator Tbird Legacy Call 800/231-2466. Web site: www.viasyshealthcare.com Circle 205 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information Puritan…
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