National competitive bidding may have started, but the industry hasn't stopped its efforts to get the program repealed.
March 2011
With the elimination of the least costly alternative (LCA) determination, the following rules apply under this new guidance:
Round 1 contract providers in the Charlotte, Miami and Orlando competitive bidding areas have reported CO-108 denials on standard power wheelchair claims, reports AMEPA.
160 providers, clinicians and consumers attending the annual CELA Conference helped push a separate Medicare benefit for complex rehab the first step of the way with more than 220 visits to legislators
Join DMEPOS consultant Andrea Stark on March 22 as she takes you inside the world of Medicare's latest weapons in its audit arsenal — RACs and ZPICs.
The environment may not rank high among the top priorities at most HME companies, but officials at Maldonado Medical believe a green initiative can help their company stay in the black.
More than 300 complex rehab stakeholders will muster their muscle toward getting a separate Medicare benefit for the category during the Continuing Education and Legislative Advocacy Conference Feb. 16-18.
An AAHomecare task force has published a white paper that concludes some Medicare audits are not only unfair but also contrary to coverage criteria and don't comply with applicable laws and regulations.
A written transcript and audio recording of a national call hosted by CMS called "Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011" is now available
Fuller Rehabilitation employees have been laid off and its lender has seized the assets of the company, according to a story in
Your accreditor is an extension of CMS, so keep up communication.
Economist Peter Cramton explains his redesign of competitive bidding.
Don't waive your copays goodbye!
Cash-based bath products business can help consumers and make up margin.
What triggers customers to try out — or stay with — your company?
Yep. "Amok" is exactly the word AAHomecare used to describe the growing onslaught of Medicare audits.
Wheelchair cushions and accessories, including: Aquila Corp.'s Airpulse PK; Quantum Rehab's Synergy Spectrum Air Cushion; Invacare's Matrx Flovair Seat Cushion; AliMed's Stay Put Cushion; and more.
Various HME products, including: Pride Mobility Products' Jazzy Select Elite; Brondell's Swash 1000 Bidet Seat; Veridian Healthcare's Claw-dia Kitty Pediatric Nebulizer Kit; Inova's LifeChoice; and more.
Providers look to new opportunities in beds and support surfaces.
Now's a good time to fight bad regulations.