For over a decade, I have had the privilege of watching the home medical equipment industry serve patients in a way that has enabled them to remain independent
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Minneapolis Otto Bock HealthCare has acquired Tempe, Ariz.-based OrthoRehab, an orthopedic rehabilitation services company. Otto Bock produces prosthetic
Collinsville, Ill. A rehab technician who found $6,800 hidden in rented medical equipment said he notified his supervisor and doesn't regret not keeping
A first glance at Dallas Oxygen reveals a typical HME business: a 21-employee, two-branch operation that provides oxygen and medical equipment to the
Baltimore In a move that eased cash-flow worries for home oxygen providers, CMS announced on Jan. 13 that it would cease holding oxygen claims and pay
Tallahassee, Fla. A Florida state house bill was introduced last month that would require the state's HME providers to become accredited in order to obtain
Clearwater, Fla. Officials at Lincare have confirmed the acquisition of several HMEs. In January, Lincare acquired the medical division branches of Charlestown,
Countless lives were touched when the tsunami tragically struck several countries in Asia in December. Many now claim that thousands of lives could have
Baltimore As the comment period recently ended within Medicare's National Coverage Determination process for wheelchairs, mobility stakeholders recommended
New York Since the New York State Health Department closed the Medicaid Manhattan office and transferred the work to the central office in Albany in November,
Dallas In the latest power wheelchair scheme to come out of Texas, a federal grand jury has indicted three wheelchair supply company owners, charging
Medicare coverage of powered mobility equipment, such as power wheelchairs, will change significantly in the coming months as the Centers for Medicare
For the next five minutes, try to forget about competitive bidding, FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan) adjustments and all of the other provisions
Washington Providers beware. Callers pretending to be from Medicare are targeting providers and stealing personal information from them, CMS has warned.
Baltimore Medicare overpaid $20.8 billion in claims in fiscal 2004 while making $900 million in underpayments, according to CMS. All told, the errors
While the industry's focus and most of its headlines were on the mobility sector last year, providers told HomeCare they are pinning their hopes on continued
When you turn onto Whitfield Industrial Way in Sarasota, Fla., you're turning into Hoveround territory. In an unassuming industrial park, Hoveround Corp.,
It is not enough that we have reimbursement cuts effective Jan. 1, we also have an increase in the amount of the Medicare deductibles per patient per
Baltimore Which products should be selected and where it should take place are among the issues a committee advising CMS on how to implement DME competitive
In mid-December, CMS made announcements on several hot-button issues that home medical equipment providers had been waiting for all year. On Dec. 15,