Washington Last month, a request for comments on the latest competitive bidding forms was published in the Federal Register, including request for bids
Houston A psychiatrist has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $20 million in restitution for his role in a multi-million-dollar power
What better way to get going in 2007 than to analyze why our claims are getting denied by Medicare? The No. 1 denial reason in 2006 was the annoying CO18
CMS reminds all health care providers that National Provider Identifiers will be required on claims sent on or after May 23, 2007. The agency recommends
Alexandria, Va. The American Association for Homecare has joined other health care stakeholders in forming a coalition to explore the repeal of competitive
Baltimore CMS revised its power mobility device fee schedule again in mid-December, raising reimbursements for most codes. The agency said its latest
New Braunfels, Texas The Scooter Store announced last month that it had laid off 200 employees, blaming Medicare's reimbursement cuts for power mobility
Baltimore In late November, CMS announced the names of 11 accrediting organizations approved to accredit DMEPOS providers who want to work in the Medicare
Baltimore A mid-December meeting between CMS and the industry's 11 DMEPOS accreditors has sent those organizations and many unaccredited providers scrambling.
It might be down, but it's not out. The power wheelchair segment of the home medical equipment industry took some major hits last year as CMS initiated