GPS technology can do more than help drivers find their way.
How can HME providers best deal with the uncertainties of this new year? We asked the experts.
<em>HomeCare</em>'s 2009 Forecast Survey shows reality setting in as providers face the cap and the cuts.
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Accident victim Barbara Esrig recently told her story on NPR's StoryCorps. A devastating car crash broke 164 bones and left her with five cranial paralyses.
An alarm without a snooze button can help with parasomnias.
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Follow up, follow through and reap the benefits of a business relationship based on trust and concern for the customer. That's a quality that will take you a long way in any business.
DME providers should be adjusting business practices to reflect what the customer is actually paying for.
The serious problems with this rule demonstrate the need for real Medicare payment reform for oxygen therapy services.