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Coverage of software and technology for HME and home health, from billing platforms to EHRs and workflow automation.

  • Employee Returns Money Found in Tank Case

    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
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  • A Managed-Care State of Mind

    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
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  • Medicare Begins Paying 2005 Oxygen Claims at 2004 Rates

    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
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  • Florida HME Accreditation Bill Introduced

    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
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  • Lincare Buys Kansas City, New England HMEs

    Clearwater, Fla. Officials at Lincare have confirmed the acquisition of several HMEs. In January, Lincare acquired the medical division branches of Charlestown,
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  • Facing the Flood

    Countless lives were touched when the tsunami tragically struck several countries in Asia in December. Many now claim that thousands of lives could have
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  • Mobility Stakeholders Await New Guidelines

    Baltimore As the comment period recently ended within Medicare’s National Coverage Determination process for wheelchairs, mobility stakeholders recommended
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  • DME Prior Approval Requests Slow to a Crawl

    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,
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  • Providers Accused of Bilking Medicare of $27 Million

    Dallas In the latest power wheelchair scheme to come out of Texas, a federal grand jury has indicted three wheelchair supply company owners, charging
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  • Criteria Demands Detail

    Medicare coverage of powered mobility equipment, such as power wheelchairs, will change significantly in the coming months as the Centers for Medicare
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  • In Brief

    A commission charged with drafting recommendations to reform Ohio’s ailing Medicaid program has recommended that the state implement selective contracting
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  • Forget Competitive Bidding

    For the next five minutes, try to forget about competitive bidding, FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan) adjustments and all of the other provisions
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