Acquisition adds northern Indiana mobility and accessibility provider that is also approved to serve several VA facilities.
New lawmaker serving Iowa's first district meets with VGM leadership as well as VGM Government relations team.
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.
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.
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.
Show Director Mark Lind sits down with HME Business Podcast to chat about some of the highlights at the March 3-5 event.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 19, 2019
Reimbursement for various DMEPOS items and several categories will see a 1.6 percent to 2.4 percent gain.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 19, 2019
Upper chamber approves spending bill containing provisions that protect Manual CRT wheelchairs and accessories from competitive bidding. Bill goes to President to be signed into law.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 19, 2019
House up-votes spending package, which protects manual CRT wheelchairs and accessories. Now the appropriations bill, which must pass by Dec. 20, moves to the Senate. Providers still need to help the effort.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 17, 2019
Podcast
Providers have until Dec. 20 to gain co-sponsors for industry legislation that could get attached to a year-end spending bill. What do they need to do?
- By David Kopf
- Dec 12, 2019
The agency is requesting comments on how it should conduct a survey of DMEPOS stakeholders about its competitive bidding program. Deadline is Dec. 20, but AAHomecare has offered resources to help stakeholders act fast.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 12, 2019
The remote monitoring platform for diabetes patients passed audits of its corporate quality management system this year.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 12, 2019
Podcast
In the latest HME Business Podcast episode, Retail-only mobility and HME provider Wayne Slavitt of Mobül: The Mobility Store shares some strategic insights into how providers can become cash sales success stories.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 05, 2019
If a provider receives a PBE letter that identifies any deficiencies, it must respond to the PBE in Connexion by Dec. 17.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 05, 2019
Providers urged to take advantage of deals on attending the March 3-5 conference and exposition at Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 05, 2019