While providers can register on the PRF portal, reporting requirements remain unavailable. Also providers should have key information on-hand, otherwise the registration process could time out on them.
- By Andrea Stark
- Jan 21, 2021
The Round 2021 bids show increases for lead items in most areas compared to the 2020 fee schedule, while bids for non-lead items show mixed results. CMS opted not to award contracts for 13 categories in late October.
Effort aims to track how suppliers’ costs have changed during events such as COVID-19, which is important given that DMEPOS rates are essentially frozen at 2016 levels. Deadline is Feb. 5.
Acquisition helps Hart expand coverage in Michigan, while leveraging additional scale to benefit its partners, referrals and customers
Association has posted a quick online survey to gauge what the industry would like to do for the event. Deadline is Jan. 29.
Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America aims to help its online visitors find information more easily and includes a members-only portal.
Podcast
This year marks an accreditation renewal cycle for DMEPOS providers. What do they need to do in order to ensure a smooth, timely renewal? Moreover, how has COVID-19 changed the process what other factors might influence their renewal this time around?
- By David Kopf
- Jan 14, 2021
Home healthcare industry veteran will help HME distributor expand its business serving HME providers, pharmacies and other post-acute clients in the Southeast.
New marketing services company blends three VGM business units: VGM Marketing, VGM Events and Hellman, a marketing agency acquired by VGM in 2018.
Under the new “block grant” waiver, the Tennessee Medicaid program will be able to service patients with less federal oversight. CMS approved the waiver for 10 years.
A follow-up to its 2018 effort, the survey helps tabulate the cost of provisioning HME products and services. This new effort aims at understanding how COVID-19 has changed that cost structure.
The extension pushes the previous expiration date from Jan. 8 to Jan. 31 and United noted that it includes oxygen can be delivered without prior authorization.
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a variety of regulatory changes from CMS. How do HME providers manage all of them?
- By Kris Kris Ravotti RRT, RCP
- Jan 12, 2021
Now that social distancing has become an everyday routine, a virtual site survey for accreditation can be conducted in a safe, convenient, and effective manner. How does it work and what do you need to know?
- By Kris Kris Ravotti RRT, RCP, Mark Altman, Sharon Hughes
- Jan 12, 2021
Providers know that they must enforce more stringent infection control, but what methods and approaches make sense for DME? The answers aren't always obvious.
- By Dottie Covey-Elleby, BS, RPSGT
- Jan 12, 2021
Continuing education is an ongoing process for various disciplines within the HME industry. That said changes in specific requirements, as well as changes made due to the pandemic make managing ongoing education and employees' progress in that regard a sizable task.
- By Mike McKillip
- Jan 12, 2021
AAHomecare's Ryan reflects on four-year advocacy effort to change the budget-neutrality cuts that hurt providers and users of oxygen equipment and services in rural areas.
Angela Smalley, Ph.D., BOCPD, COF, brings to the board more than five years’ experience in the O&P profession, as well as knowledge of the latest advancements in medtech.
Move adds additional resources and expertise to Numotion's medical supplies business, which offers catheters, incontinence, ostomy, and advanced wound care products.
Buy brings tools and systems used to manage, store and disseminate key corporate communications and information to the member service group's portfolio.
Association suggested various alterations to the proposed rule released in November, including how rates for former CBAs and non-rural non-CBAs should be calculated.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 22, 2020
House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass the second relief package of the year, which includes two key HME industry provisions.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 22, 2020
U.S. Attorney’s suit alleged that the national provider continued to bill for non-invasive ventilators when it did not know if beneficiaries were using the devices.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 22, 2020
National CRT provider will become the first U.S. distribution partner for solution that combines multiple sensors and cloud-based technology to bring new functionality, control and safety to power chairs.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 22, 2020
The April 12-14 event has shifted to July 12-14; it will still be hosted at the Phoenix, Ariz. Convention Center.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 21, 2020