Respiratory Solutions
There are certain approaches and measures we can take to help protect the profitability of our HME businesses. The following 20 business strategies don’t guarantee success, but they might help to put us on an even keel.
- By Dick Fields
- Mar 01, 2010
Financing
As providers fight to maintain their cash-flow they still need to purchase expensive DME. Fortunately, they have HME-specific financing at their disposal.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2010
Editor's Note
HMEs have secured a significant delay to PECOS, but High Noon still looms.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2010
Compliance Automation
As regulations continue to tighten the grip on the Home Medical Equipment industry, providers are looking for tools to stay compliant. Enter Virtual Compliance Officer.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2010
Observation Deck
HME Industry Outlook
- By Seth Johnson
- Mar 01, 2010
Study by Robert Morris University Economist likens competitive bidding to a franchise bid.
Recent bad weather caused registration delays for Feb. 23 meeting.
OAMES press event includes Rep. Ryan (D-Ohio) and patient who outline program’s negative impact.
Marketing
An economic downturn can adversely affect a company’s profitability, but from hard times, providers with marketing on their minds rise and find ways to win market share.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Feb 19, 2010
CMS pushes out registration requirement to Jan. 3, 2011.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 19, 2010
Four-point agenda covers NCB, O2, power mobility and PECOS.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 12, 2010
AAHomecare, NCART, NRRTS and RESNA work to define benefit and set industry's agenda.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 08, 2010
Users of system can automatically cross reference referral partners against CMS's gigantic PDF file.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 05, 2010
President's Day recess lobbying effort aims to bring Meek bill to 218 co-sponsors.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 05, 2010
Business Solutions
The rules keep changing for oxygen providers, but they’re still in the game. As many hits as they have sustained, many oxygen providers have found ways to remain standing. What’s their secret, and what are the new rules to the oxygen game?
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010
CMS has released a list of all physicians and other healthcare professionals registered in its PECOS database. The list is a gigantic PDF file that, while searchable, is unwieldy at best.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 29, 2010
Brown's victory nixes Democrat's 'super majority' to push reform package containing various HME cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 22, 2010
However, health spending as as a percentage of GDP is ‘rising at an unsustainable rate.’
HHS OIG report says three in five claims in 1H07 didn’t meet requirements.
Funding Focus
- By Kelly Riley
- Jan 01, 2010