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Home Health

  • Medtrade Preview 2004

    First opened in 1979, Medtrade will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year as the largest international trade show for the home health care industry.
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  • We All Share Common Challenges

    I like to think that the home care community is one big family, all in the same boat. We are, of course. But it’s also easy to see the industry as a diverse
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  • And the Show Goes On

    First opened in 1979, Medtrade 2004 will mark the trade show’s 25th anniversary. We are excited to celebrate the show’s longevity in the industry, says
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  • Ready for the Challenge

    The home care industry is facing many challenges in 2004 due to enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA). The American Association for Homecare is well prepared. We have developed an action plan to ensure that policy-makers hear our message to preserve access to high-quality home care equipment and services. And we are putting our strategy in place, a multi-pronged approach that entails concerted efforts on Capitol Hill, in the administration and federal agencies, at the state level and in the public arena. Relationship Building Since passage of the new law, Capitol Hill and the administration have been in an “Okay, how do we move forward now?” mode. There have been lots of personnel changes in Washington, as is always the…
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  • 10 Merchandising and Design DO’s for Home Care Retail

    The philosophy of designing a contemporary, successful home health care store is based on addres-sing the kind of image that today’s home medical equipment providers want to convey. Stores should communicate caring, warmth, convenience and information — all the things that customers are depending on you to provide. These attributes can be achieved through the effective use of store layout, product variety, decor and, of course, knowledgeable personnel. Using these tools, HME dealers can successfully overcome the “identity crisis,” long associated with home health care products, that comes from consumers’ lack of awareness that these products exist — and the fact that people would rather not have to use them. The challenge for providers is to educate both the patient and the caregiver, and to…
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  • On the Web

    CMS Launches Home Health Compare Baltimore In November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched Home Health Compare, a database for beneficiaries featuring home health agency scores on 11 outcome measures, including, among others, dressing and bathing. CMS, which plans to update the database quarterly, compiled the data over a 12-month period ending in May of this year. For more, visit www.medicare.gov and click on “Home Health Compare.” KFF Posts Medicaid Information Washington The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit health care research organization, has developed an online database about Medicaid benefits in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. territories. The database, available at www.kff.org, includes information about the benefits covered by each state and payment rules, and is searchable by…
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  • CMS Issues Home Health Market Report

    Baltimore The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Health Care Industry Market Update, its first since June 2002, reveals that American home health spending totaled $45.3 billion in 2001, with the home health agency segment accounting for $33.2 billion. The remaining annual expenditures came from respiratory therapy at $4.5 billion; infusion therapy, $4.7 billion; and DME, $2.9 billion. Among other findings, the study calls the respiratory therapy market “very fragmented,” with more than 2,000 local providers making up half the market, but says that large respiratory and infusion therapy companies show strong operational and financial performance. Where strategic and attractively priced targets are available, these companies are actively consolidating the industry. The full report is available at www.cms.hhs.gov/reports/hcimu/default.asp. For breaking news, go to www.homecaremonday.com, the…
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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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  • 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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