For months, providers and other industry advocates had been asking CMS for guidance on numerous issues surrounding the 36-month oxygen rental cap

Edna Fiore is a nationally known COPD awareness advocate and activist in Littleton, Colo. Here are her thoughts on the role consumerism is playing in the treatment of lung disorders.

To convert to a non-delivery model, oxygen providers face several challenges. Scott Wilkinson, SVP of sales and marketing for Inogen, offers the following questions that should be considered

On Oct. 30, CMS released initial guidance that both HME providers and other industry advocates had been requesting for months regarding the many ambiguities surrounding the 36-month oxygen rental cap

Oxygen providers continue move to non-delivery models to reduce costs, better patient outcomes.

On top of the already challenging financial reversals facing HME providers on Jan. 1, the year's first few months, and all the rest of them, are shaping up as some of the most critical in the industry's history.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new oxygen payment rules and supplier responsibilities required by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.

Apex's Wayde Snow offers these suggestions for providers interested in creating their own service center

The denial reason code CO150 (Payment adjusted because the payer deems the information submitted does not support this level of service) is No. 5 on the list of RemitDATA's Top 10 denial codes for Medicare claims.

BALTIMORE--Earlier this afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following notice soliciting nominees for panel members to serve on the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee