OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (Feb. 11, 2015)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently earned NCCA reaccreditation for its Pedorthist certification program for another five-year period. BOC first received NCCA accreditation for the BOCPD certification program in 2008. Approximately 275 professionals are currently certified as BOC Pedorthists (BOCPDs).
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Westlake, OH (Feb. 12, 2015)—Applied Home Healthcare Equipment LLC announced the introduction of the OxyGo Wearable Portable Oxygen Concentrator product line in U.S. and Canadian health care markets.
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 12, 2015) —The biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, honor HME products that are particularly suited for retail sale. The purpose of the competition is to promote and recognize products that contribute to providers' bottom lines though cash sales.
CHICAGO (Feb. 11, 2015)—A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its pay-for-performance programs.
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WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2015)—The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) has formulated comments in response to a lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), published in December 2014 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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NASHVILLE (Feb 6, 2015)—TeamDME! announced today that Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Service (CMS) has approved 100 percent of test claims submitted with ICD-10 diagnosis codes and returned 835 files of payment.
“We've been working hard on ICD-10 over the past two years. It is exciting to see the approval, assuring our customers of our preparedness for the upcoming changes,” said Kent Barnes, vice president of marketing at TeamDME!.