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CMS Shoots Down Bid Transparency Request

Agency refuses congressional, industry calls to release Round One re-bid data.

Scooter Store Launches ‘Home Care’ Division

Phased launch starts in target markets, with national coverage in the works.

GF Health Products Promotes Spett to President, COO

GF Health Products Promotes Spett to President, COO

Business Solutions

Keeping Count

As CMS slashes its way through Medicare funding of DME, providers must prioritize cost-cutting. Their largest cost center? Inventory. By automating inventory management, providers can take advantage of newfound efficiencies and increased control in order to drive money back to their bottom lines. Story includes a round-up of various HME software offerings’ inventory management features.

J.B. Richey

The Father of Home Filling: J.B. Richey

Problem Solvers

Specialized Compression

Understanding unique compression needs and 
treatments for lymphedema patients.

Cover Feature

Bed Basics & Beyond

Beds and support surfaces are cornerstone DME for providers, and it is critical for them to take their understanding of how these offerings suit various patient needs to the next level. This not only includes ramping up safety and funding knowledge, but also how proper bedding can impact a patient’s emotional wellbeing.

Market Trends

OVERLAP Opportunity

Serving patients who need both PAP equipment and oxygen is a strong way to expand business. Are you doing enough to diagnose and treat this population?



Clinician Talk

Minding MRADLs

Clinical and Documentation Demands Related to MRADLs

Editor's Note

Turning Injustice Into Initiative

Funding Focus

Maintenance Fees 101

Funding Fundamentals

Selling Time is Referral Time

Editor's Note

Re-bid: Clear as Mud

Less Delivery, More Savings

Inside Sleep

OSA Raises Surgery Risk

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Cover Feature

Save More Now

This topic hardly needs introduction. Our special oxygen issue covers all the ways to stretch a buck and pinch a penny.

Lung

Exhale

Year of the Lung

Cut Costs, Spend on Therapists

Respiratory Solutions

Jumping FDA Hoops

CMS Releases DMEPOS Enrollment Standards

Final rule adds many new standards, modifications to existing standards.

No CMS Reply to Altmire-Hall Letter

CMS late to respond to congressional request for Round One re-bid transparency.

Study: Competitive Bidding Slashes Patient Choice, Access, Quality

Dobson DaVanzo & Associates study says NCB could negatively impact Medicare beneficiaries and is highly susceptible to gaming.

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