Senior Care Issue
Older patients face a considerable number of safety challenges when it comes to living at home. Going from room-to-room, providers can pinpoint one pitfall after another that can put seniors at risk for injury or worse. How can HME providers help ensure the safety and independent living of older patients?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2012
- By Joseph Duffy
- Aug 01, 2012
Editor’s Note:
Providers need to smooth patients’ learning curves for DME — and Medicare.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2012
Observation Deck
Opportunity Through Compliance
- By Megan Kutch
- Aug 01, 2012
Provider Strategy:
The importance of leveraging your data, reports in order to drive increased sales.
Senior Care Issue
Senior patients represent the lion’s share of the oxygen therapy population, and many face a variety of compliance hurdles. What are the challenges in ensuring seniors adhere to treatment, and how can HME providers tailor oxygen services for seniors in order to maximize mobility and ensure therapy compliance?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2012
Problem Solvers
Simple, but important techniques, products HME providers can leverage to ensure bath safety for bariatric patients.
- By Cindy Horbrook
- Jul 24, 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
Approval means mobility patients suffering from spinal cord injury could use capsules to manage neuropathic pain.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jul 18, 2012
Bill to give complex rehab its own benefit up to 22 co-sponsors.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jul 18, 2012
Buy expands infusion provider’s coverage in Southeast.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2012
Wheelchair seating maker will offer Prairie View access products.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2012
Brian Rye encapsulates results of Bloomberg study on competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2012
New report from Bloomberg Government calls into question CMS’s projected savings.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2012
Barry Johnson has been named as the Texas Alliance for Home Care Services' Executive Director.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
Tiffani Ross has joined North Carolina provider Griffin Home Health Care, Inc. a customer service representative.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
Show will devote 4,500 square feet to help providers explore new revenue options.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
Rough weather, power outages see HMEs rush to the aid of homecare patients.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
$4.6 billion acquisition will expand German firm’s reach into homecare.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2012
Hosted in Round One’s 9 CBAs, the day-long events will cover all facets of the CMS’s fall re-bid.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 28, 2012
Milo Schmidt has been named VGM and Associates’ Regional Account Manager of the Year.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 28, 2012
Leading Sens. and Reps. call for an examination into ‘duplicative efforts’ of Medicare audit contractors.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 28, 2012
SCOTUS decision means several elements impacting HME will stand.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 28, 2012
Software lets patients order supplies, check therapy data via iPhones, iPads.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2012
DME MACs making claims as small as $16, undermining bond underwriting.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2012