The home health industry has learned a few things about Washington and politics over the years. One is that presidential candidates usually have little
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BioMedical Life Systems/Electro-therapy System BioStim INF interferential device uses three pre-programmed sweeps: 1-10 Hz for edema reduction, 80-150
The push to move beyond basic delivery and into equipment- and patient-management has been a long time coming in the home medical equipment industry.
As home medical equipment providers make their way to Orlando for Medtrade 2004, the venerable trade show's 25th annual conference and expo, visiting
Now that the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) is the law and you are apprehensively awaiting next year's cuts, you should be planning your company's next
Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare At Home has set its business apart and is navigating Medicare cuts by promoting products without HCPCS codes and eliminating
Clearwater, Fla. Most people active on the Internet have seen the spammed e-mails about a Nigerian prince promising rich reward in exchange for a relatively
As a business owner you are facing a daunting challenge to survive, let alone thrive. Unlike earlier days when running your HME seemed simpler, today
Washington On July 30, the day the Medicare program celebrated its 39th birthday since being signed into law in 1965, the White House Office of Management
First opened in 1979, Medtrade will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year as the largest international trade show for the home health care industry.
Reimbursements are decreasing. Competition is increasing. So what's an HME to do? When our staff asks this question of providers, the answer we get most
I like to think that the home care community is one big family, all in the same boat. We are, of course. But it's also easy to see the industry as a diverse
Small DME, Big Decision Regarding the California court ruling on CMNs (HomeCare Monday, July 12, 2004), WOW!! What a victory, even if it is only a preliminary
In the Aug. 5 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed implementation of two HME provisions of last
The number of Americans with asthma and allergies continues to grow. Statistics from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology show that
Some say that dark clouds have silver linings. A few weeks ago I saw one. Looking forward to getting home, I was disappointed when Delta Flight 692 was
Washington Some state Medicaid programs are paying too much for oxygen equipment and supplies, according the HHS Office of Inspector General. In an Aug.
Will the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ever decide to change the national policy regarding medical necessity documentation? I doubt
Washington In late July, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson released the outline of a 10-year plan to implement the adoption
Getting that long-awaited appointment can be exciting. It is probably going to be your one chance to impress! Once you have verified where the meeting
Electronic document exchange (EDE), including the electronic certificate of medical necessity, or e-CMN, has been inching through the HME pipeline for several years.
One of my favorite television commercials shows a professional woman at a business meeting. When the camera pans down, you see that she is sitting at her kitchen table in fuzzy slippers, looking at a computer screen.