WASHINGTON (April 21, 2015)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces plans to recompete the supplier contracts awarded in Round 1 Recompete of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. CMS is required by law to recompete contracts under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program at least once every three years.
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Owings Mills, MD – The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) was selected by The Agency for Health Care Administration for the state of Florida (AHCA) to provide accreditation for Home Medical Equipment (HME) suppliers there. BOC is one of five CMS-deemed Accrediting Organizations to earn this designation.
LOTHIAN, Md. (April 16, 2015)—Discovery Health Partners, a division of LaunchPoint, today announced it has restored $78 million in Medicare premiums for 12 health plans using Discovery’s Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Validation solution over the past 18 months. As part of the work, Discovery restored $8.5 million for a 32,000-member Northeastern community Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and $13.4 million for a 38,000-member Midwestern community MA plan.
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time introduced star ratings on Hospital Compare, the agency’s public information website, to make it easier for consumers to choose a hospital and understand the quality of care they deliver.
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2015)—From AAHomecare - In a landmark event for the HME community, provisions to ban nonbinding bids during Medicare contract auctions were included in HR 2, which was passed by Congress late last night.
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In April of 2015, HR 284, stand alone legislation that would require bidders to obtain a bid bond, thus deterring low-ball bidders, was passed by the House of Representatives.
LENEXA, KS, April 14, 2015-Mediware Information Systems, Inc. is hosting a free webinar for attendees on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 1:00 CST, 2:00 EST, to discuss the importance of managing internal operations efficiently. The webinar is entitled “HME Leadership Series: The 4 Secrets of Efficient Operations Management for your HME,” presented by the President of Lieber Consulting LLC, Miriam Lieber.
WATERLOO, IOWA — April 9, 2015 — Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA), has been approved as an accreditation organization by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arkansas.
This recognition extends to their entire network which includes the affiliated companies of USAble Corporation and Health Advantage. This recognition was awarded as of April 1, 2015.
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