Providers of ultralight chairs must comply for claims with dates of service on or after March 1, 2013.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 13, 2012
Observation Deck:
Based on CMS history, Round Two bid rates could likely be announced on Sept. 24.
Providers and mail order suppliers receive emails asking them to send specific materials by Aug. 17.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 14, 2012
Article suggesting rental for consumables such as diabetic test strips retracted.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 14, 2012
Funding Fundamentals:
Medicare-required surety bonds currently held by providers could quickly become problematic if a provider happens to go out of business.
- By Wayne Stanfield
- Aug 14, 2012
Program will run for 3 years, impacting nearly 50 percent of Medicare’s power mobility beneficiaries.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 02, 2012
VGM, providers, law firm submit document that informs Finance Committee of key problems with audit structure and their solutions.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 18, 2012
$4.6 billion acquisition will expand German firm’s reach into homecare.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
Leading Sens. and Reps. call for an examination into ‘duplicative efforts’ of Medicare audit contractors.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 28, 2012
DME MACs making claims as small as $16, undermining bond underwriting.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2012
CMS final decision says TENS units only covered for clinical studies.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2012
New rules for recurring supplies saddle providers with additional costs — after bids.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 13, 2012
House subcommittee chair blasts CMS for ‘incompetence’ in audit oversight.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 13, 2012
U.S. healthcare spending won’t ramp up by a larger degree until ACA kicks into gear in 2014.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 13, 2012
June 14 call addresses PMD electronic clinical template; June 28 call addresses PMD prior authorization program.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 07, 2012
Medicare Audits
How to minimize the impact of Medicare audits by implementing practices that will ensure claims pass muster, as well as help the organization rapidly respond to auditors' documentation requests.
Editor’s Note
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2012
Medicare Audits
How to minimize the impact of Medicare audits.
Software Audit Tools
How to leverage HME software to respond to audits.
July 11 session starts at 2 p.m. Eastern; will be conference call only.
- By David Kopf
- May 30, 2012