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  • Maintaining Continued Compliance

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires providers to, “remain in substantial compliance with Medicare program requirements as well as State law.” This means that CMS expects accredited organizations to have continued compliance rather than cyclical compliance. Last year, many HME and DME companies had their second triennial accreditation renewal, because so many of them were initially accredited to meet the 2009 mandatory requirement. Now that your accreditation has been affirmed for the next three years, it is the perfect time to prepare for keeping your accreditation compliance in shape going forward. Plan now to better maintain your accreditation, either through a maintenance program that your accreditor offers, or by creating and utilizing checklists that are appropriate at six months, 12 months, 24…
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  • Titanium Wheelchair Cushion

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  • Clinical and Documentation Considerations for PASH

    Unpacking the paperwork baggage for proper reimbursement of power adjustable seat height
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  • Effective Marketing is the Essential Component of Success

    Based upon the successes and failures I have seen in the HME marketplace during the past 15 to 20 years, there is one common component that will make or break you: Effective marketing enhances your company’s reputation and draws consumer interest in your products and services. If potential clients do not know who you are and how you can provide solutions to improve their individual situations, it really does not matter how well your store is laid out or how helpful you and your team might be. Marketing is the process of: Traditionally, most HME businesses have centered marketing efforts around medical referral sources because these sources referred patients to the company, and insurance or Medicare paid the bill for services. As the marketplace changes…
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  • Developing a Patient Story

    A how-to guide for providing superior service and building referrals at the same time
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  • Caretailing Comes of Age at Medtrade Spring

    Program helps retailers make the most of HME and home health sales
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  • How Billing/Software Services Are Evolving

    Industry leaders talk about the impact this market is having on the industry
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  • Find the Right Footwear for Your Business

    Industry experts explain the difference in products and how they can make your business stand out
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  • Getting Lean in 2016

    Industry pressures have required providers to pivot and adapt their businesses at faster-than-normal rates in an effort to counter reduced reimbursements and tougher regulatory requirements
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  • How an HME Provider Made a Difference in the Life of Couple Dealing with an Illness

    This HomeCare Story of the Year finalist looks back at how Lang Medical’s customer service provided comfort to her family.
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  • Rollator with Special Features Provides Life-Changing Solution

    HomeCare Story of the Year winner explains how she turned a passion project into a business with a transformative product.
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  • The View of Post-Acute Services in 2016

    As the baby boomers move out of the workforce, their payroll contributions to Medicare disappear, their need for Medicare services begins and the costs of health care rise every year
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