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Balancing Integrity and the Bottom Line

How to be economically sound while still putting the patient first.

Accreditation

The deadline has arrived: Now What?

What are the full implications for the Sept. 30 cut-off, and what can providers do if they are going to miss it?

HHS OIG Wheelchair Report: Fact or Fiction?

AAHomecare labels Inspector General’s report ‘extremely misleading’ and says ignores true provider costs'.

Provider Perspective

Views on the Industry's Regulatory Changes, Challenges

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Politics Affects Payments

It is imperative that all of us in the home respiratory supplier industry arm ourselves with a refresher course in government.

CA's Bidding Program Cancelled

Golden state puts its formative DME RFP pilot program on deep freeze.

Funding Fundamentals

Fixing Our Repair Businesses

Finding an equitable method for Medicare repairs.

CMS: Surety Bonds, Accreditation Approaching Fast

July 1 CMS Open Door Forum reminds providers they must have their affairs in order to continue billing.

Funding Focus

Having a Follow-Up Plan Helps Foster Compliance

CMS has placed the bar for PAP compliance as usage of four plus hours over 70 percent of nights within any consecutive 30- day period. While certainly not meeting the test of scientific validity, it offers a place to start.

Accreditation Apocalypse Now

PAOC uncovers news that subcontractors could hold up providers' accreditation.



CPAP Compliance

Winning at Compliance

Now that providers are five months into the new PAP LCD policy (at press time), Respiratory Management wanted to know: How are providers faring?

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Capturing Compliance Creates More Than Cash

The time for looking closely at therapy compliance is at hand.

CMS’s Round One Re-bid Underway

Agency says bidding will begin this fall.

AAHomecare to Senate Finance: Take HME Off List of Potential Cuts

Committee has been considering HME cuts to pay for health reform.

Weeks Group Makes Case for LOS Management

New report says LOS Management offers one of the best opportunities to boost provider profitability.

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A Silver Lining Amid the Black Clouds of the New Oxygen Policy

Saying there is anything positive in the new oxygen policy is a bit akin to telling someone newly unemployed that they will now receive a few more tax advantages. Nevertheless, with so little positives mentioned, it is important that providers are aware of the few threads that are out there.

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Reimbursement for RAD: What to Remember

Observation Deck: The Correct Usage of ABNs

Advanced beneficiary notices can help address dreaded cash flow problems.

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CMS' Oxygen Policy: Confusion, Chaos and Crisis

Kelly Riley reviews the details of the long-awaited oxygen guidelines for the rental cap.

HME Business Podcast