The survey shows significant problems with the discharge process.
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Baumhover and Markusen teach you how to direct your product lineup.
ATLANTA (September 27, 2017)—Medtrade attendees asked for more retail/caretail-themed educational sessions, and organizers responded. One session in particular will address the crucial transition from a reimbursement model to retail and/or partial retail. The first step is often the most difficult, but Medtrade presenters Rob Baumhover and Maria Claire Markusen are experts in helping HME providers to take the leap.
VGM tops the list of large employers and makes the top spot for the second time.
WATERLOO, Iowa (September 27, 2017)—VGM Group Inc. has been selected as Iowa’s Top Workplace for large employers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 27, 2017)—The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (the Alliance), and ElevatingHOME are hosting the Public Policy and Financial Leadership Forum September 27–28 in Washington, DC.
Enter the Innovative HME Retail Product Awards at Medtrade 2017
ATLANTA (September 27, 2017)—The Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) are back, and looking for product submissions. Providers who know of a great retail product are encouraged to call up the manufacturers and urge them to enter. The Awards, now a tradition at Medtrade, honor HME products that are suited for retail/caretail.
BALL GROUND, Ga. (September 26, 2017)—CAIRE Inc. (CAIRE), the manufacturer of the AirSep, CAIRE and SeQual brands of wearable, portable and stationary oxygen concentrators, has appointed Altra Service Professionals as the authorized service center serving customers in New Jersey and the New England states.
Altra Service Professionals will perform both warranty and non-warranty service for CAIRE products from their facility in Berlin, Connecticut.
49 Senators ask CMS to instead work collaboratively with stakeholders, including home health agencies and providers, to develop and implement payment reforms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2017)—The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (Partnership)—a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality and efficiency of home health care for our nation's seniors—today applauded a group of bipartisan U.S.
Reopenings occurring in Jurisdictions C and D.
—Via CMS, WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 25, 2017)—The Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC), C2C Innovative Solutions, Inc., conducts reopenings under the Medicare Appeals Demonstration in Jurisdictions C and D. C2C is sending Reopening Document Request Letters for appeals that are selected for potential reopening as part of the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) formal telephone discussion demonstration.