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  • Mood Swings at Medtrade Spring

    When Chris Kinard asked Medtrade Spring attendees to describe the HME industry’s current condition in one word, some of the responses he got were “catastrophe,” “chaos,” “uncertainty,” “change” and “craziness.”
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  • Breathing Easier

    For Klingensmith HealthCare, the important factor in a patient’s hospital-home equation is the DASH in between.
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  • They’re Serious about the KX, Folks

    HME billers’ nemesis, the KX modifier is back in the spotlight after a notice from Jurisdiction B reminded providers that its improper use could lead to a false claims violation and a hefty fine.
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  • NGS Continues K0823 Prepay Review

    National Government Services, Jurisdiction B DME MAC, said it is continuing a widespread prepayment medical review for K0823 power chairs.
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  • Round 2 of Competitive Bidding Delayed

    Under a revised schedule presented today at a meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee, the implementation of Round 2 will not begin until the summer of 2013.
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  • 2011’s Top HR Challenges

    All involved in the home care industry are very familiar with CMS, OIG and the Stark law. We keep current with issues around ZPIC, RAC and DME MAC audits.
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  • Standards of Behavior

    The revised Medicare supplier enrollment standards for DMEPOS have been in force for six months or so, since Sept. 27, 2010. Home medical equipment companies
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  • A Broad Coalition Grows

    Patient advocates and home care providers are working together to highlight the importance of H.R. 1041, the Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act, which would
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  • Don’t Exercise the Excise

    Why HME shouldn’t be subject to PPACA’s medical device excise tax Earlier in 2011, industry stakeholders submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service
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  • Mistake-Free Retail

    After several months of operating a new HME retail store, the owners, who had expanded from a traditional HME business, are very disappointed. Sales are
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  • Moving Toward the Masses

    The CPAP market looks a lot like the rest of the home care industry these days: full of potential mixed with uncertainty.
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  • More RAD Requests

    As the sleep community becomes more aware of the incidence of complex sleep apnea, HME providers are seeing more requests to distribute the E0471 respiratory
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