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  • Top 15 of 2015: The Most-Read HomeCare Articles by Category

    Top 15 Articles 2015 was a tumultuous year of legislative changes and anxiety. From competitive bidding to ICD-10, HomeCare Magazine stayed on top of the action throughout the year, and our top stories reflect readers’ interest in these important topics. Readers also wanted to know about the best ways to help their businesses thrive in the challenging HME market, from “Business Practices That Will Get You Investigated” to “Creating Sales Magic.” HomeCare readers were most interested in stories with strong business-management strategies in the face of a demanding regulatory environment. Read more Top 15 Columns HomeCare’s columns are our way of providing our readers with short bits of expert advice. The top columns from 2015 reflect the entrepreneurial spirit of our readers. HME/DME providers searching…
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  • The Top 15 HomeCare Articles of 2015

    2015 was a tumultuous year of legislative change and anxiety. From competitive bidding to ICD-10, HomeCare Magazine stayed on top of the action throughout the year, and our top stories reflect readers’ interest in these important topics. Readers also wanted to know about the best ways to help their businesses thrive in the challenging HME market, from “Business Practices That Will Get You Investigated” to “Creating Sales Magic.” HomeCare readers were most interested in stories with strong business-management strategies in the face of a demanding regulatory environment. 1. PHM May Represent the Future of DME Every marketplace experiences an inevitable evolution that causes its constituents to speculate about the future Read more. 2. Portable Oxygen: Prior-to-Delivery Requirements Identify potential problems at the source Read more….
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  • The Top 15 HomeCare Columns of 2015

    HomeCare’s columns are our way of providing our readers with short bits of expert advice. The top columns from 2015 reflect the entrepreneurial spirit of our readers. HME/DME providers searching for new ways to compete in the market latched on to our “7 New Opportunities for Today’s DME Entrepreneur” and our “5 Reasons to Invest in the DME Market Now” columns. Other top columns reflect the desire of our readers to stay on top of 2015’s regulatory changes such as ICD-10 and competitive bidding’s threats to complex rehab providers. 1. 7 New Opportunities for Today’s DME Entrepreneur With the multitude of changes and challenges in today’s durable medical equipment (DME) marketplace, successful entrepreneurs are seeking new opportunities where they can employ their skill and experience….
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  • The Top 15 Products of 2015

    Each month, HomeCare takes a look at some of the latest and most innovative products on the market. We also seek out market experts in various segments to provide insight and guidance into reimbursement, retail marketing, regulations and more. Our top 15 product categories from 2015 are diverse and show readers’ growing interest in retail products over Medicare reimbursable items. However, as our top product category, Portable Oxygen, reveals, Medicare reimbursable items still make up a large segment of the market. 1. Portable Oxygen As a result of competitive bidding, reimbursement is down significantly, although demand for oxygen services remains steady. Operating within the current system requires home oxygen providers to be innovative, efficient, low-cost operators. Product developments include better oxygen output in smaller, lighter…
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  • The Top 15 HomeCare News Articles of 2015

    The busy 2015 legislative season kept HME/DME providers on their toes. HomeCare was here to cover every second of it. The top news stories of 2015 reflect the anxiety the industry felt about Competitive Bidding and new CMS guidelines. Readers can be sure in 2016, HomeCare will be here to cover any updates that occur. 1. CMS Updates Face-to-Face Requirements Read more. 2. HR 284 Passes House, Moves to Senate Read more. 3. Recently Introduced Legislation Revisits Flaw in Competitive Bidding Read more. 4. Checklist for Managing Aging-in-Place Read more. 5. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 2017 Announced Read more. 6. Competitive Bidding Rates in Rural, Non-Bid Areas is Reckless Read more. 7. Two DME References in President’s 2016 Budget Read more. 8. Making the…
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  • Persistence, Credibility and Collaboration

    While the challenges facing the home medical community remain daunting, I am more convinced than ever that our industry has the ability to survive and thrive in the coming years—but only if we continue to work together as we have this past year. 2015 started off with a significant legislative win on the competitive bidding program, as we passed binding bid legislation that will help keep less-serious bidders from artificially depressing bid prices, and will require winning bidders to fulfill their obligations. Even getting common-sense and budget-neutral legislation like this passed required extensive D.C.-based and grassroots lobbying efforts spanning two congressional sessions, before finally passing as part of a package of health care legislation and being signed into law in April. As arduous as this…
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  • CB Pricing Relief Bills Down to the Wire

    As Congress begins to wrap up the legislative session for the year, our industry priorities are well positioned for advancement. While at press time we do not know what the final outcome will be, based on regular communications with our legislative champions we have done what they asked in order to put our priorities in the best possible position to move on a must-pass bill in early December. Efforts to apply congressional pressure on Medicare to make changes on their own have been significant from both the House and Senate. However, Medicare shows no signs of changing course unless Congress passes legislation requiring them to do so. So, absent congressional action on industry legislation, Medicare payments to providers will be cut significantly for complex rehab…
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  • Tribute to Van Miller

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  • Medtrade 2015 Awards

    Medtrade officials handed out the hardware at the recently concluded show in Atlanta
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  • Remain Relevant in the Oxygen Market

    4 industry experts answer our questions about oxygen and where it’s headed
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  • Use Incontinence & Skin Care Products to Boost Your Business

    Industry experts tell us what their companies are doing to improve and prepare for the future
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  • Marketing and Sales for HME

    A strong focus on improving the business ROI starts with understanding the numbers, knowing the market and using a CRM
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