CMS releases 2015 to 2025 projections of national health expenditures; 2016 spending projected to grow by 4.8 percent.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 14, 2016
Webinar from senior Van Halem Group expert Kelly Grahovac to identify new audit trends, and explain how providers should prepare.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 28, 2016
Sens. Thune, Schatz launch bill that would provide disabled veterans with a permanent COLA adjustment.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 28, 2016
May 4 conference call will address various agenda items, including implementation of prior authorization.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 28, 2016
First round of data from Fourth Quarter of 2015 yield a variety of results that take first step in documenting impact of audits on HME providers, patients.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 14, 2016
Leading clinician groups submit reconsideration of current Medicare NCD for home ventilators, including bi-level devices, to CMS.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 07, 2016
Two accreditation experts discuss the relationship between accreditation and audits.
Observation Deck
Providers will interact with a variety of Medicare audit contractors in 2016.
- By Wayne van Halem
- Apr 01, 2016
Business Solutions
Audits continue to play an unsavory role in the day-today lives of HME providers, and that role is one that is constantly shifting as HHS and its contractors emphasize different aspects of their program integrity efforts. We look at coming and developing trends in audits, and ask the experts how providers should plan and prepare.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2016
Providers can submit their information into the special audit tracking program starting on April 15.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 31, 2016
AAHomecare currently analyzing reimbursement cuts, but initial industry reaction is that the latest re-compete hits providers hard.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2016
Editor's Note
The President's proposed 2017 budget doubles down on the wrong ideas.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2016
National HME association will outline its key advocacy objectives for the year at Medtrade Spring’s Washington Update.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 18, 2016
Providers have until Feb. 26 to enter their fourth quarter audit data into the industry audit-tracking site.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 18, 2016
Transition slated for June 27 will see same contractor handling claims for Jurisdictions B and C.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 04, 2016
Insurance services provider and industry association partner to give AAHomcare members special rates on surety bonds and liability insurance.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 21, 2016
Annual industry event will kick off with in-depth presentations covering DME certification, billing and A/R, sales, and a compression fitter’s course.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 21, 2016
AAHomecare: While Medicare spending has skyrocketed since 2000, HME spending growth has remained flat.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 21, 2016
Providers urged to register for program that is collecting the hard data that will help make a strong case for reforming CMS’s audit program.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 15, 2016
Final rule would establish a prior auth. for certain DME items CMS considers frequently subject to unnecessary utilization.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 07, 2016