HomeNest features home access equipment and customized patient care plans.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 04, 2010
Business Solutions
The rules keep changing for oxygen providers, but they’re still in the game. As many hits as they have sustained, many oxygen providers have found ways to remain standing. What’s their secret, and what are the new rules to the oxygen game?
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010
Problem Solver
How some oxygen providers are leveraging liquid-to-gas systems to slash their cylinder refilling costs.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010
Products & Technology
When provider operations smoothly mesh together, the resulting efficiency and productivity can music to an HME’s ears. To make that happen, providers are leveraging their software systems to deliver a virtuoso performance.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010
A wide variety of patients can benefit from compression garments, including those who might not be typical homecare patients. The range of compression garment clients includes geriatric patients, individuals with foot swelling, mild edema, varicose veins, thrombosis, varicosities and diabetes patients.
- By Laura Swift
- Feb 01, 2010
Editor's Note
Will the mainstream news media ever cover the homecare industry fairly?
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010
Observation Deck
Strengthening the industry's voice by engaging clients in advocacy.
- By Mark E. Smith
- Feb 01, 2010
Attendees registering by Feb. 5 receive special pricing, expo pass and pre-show conference discounts.
Tenth anniversary tour offers CEU courses to providers and will visit 27 cities starting Feb. 9. Curriculum will include medical diagnosis and power wheelchair electronics, a PMD audit survival guide, reimbursement fundamentals for complex rehab, and the science of mat evaluations and wheelchair prescription.
CMS has released a list of all physicians and other healthcare professionals registered in its PECOS database. The list is a gigantic PDF file that, while searchable, is unwieldy at best.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 29, 2010
Brown's victory nixes Democrat's 'super majority' to push reform package containing various HME cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 22, 2010
One-sided report acts as platform for HHS OIG general counsel.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 22, 2010
Fastrack system users can automatically place patient CPAP orders with the service.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 18, 2010
AAHomecare calls on HHS Inspector General to modify its telemarketing advisory.
NAIMES urges providers to call on Reps. to support bill to end competitive bidding.
Free NCART webinar will cover establishing a separate benefit for complex rehab.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 15, 2010
Bill nixing competitive gains cosponsor commitments during winter break.
However, health spending as as a percentage of GDP is ‘rising at an unsustainable rate.’
HHS OIG report says three in five claims in 1H07 didn’t meet requirements.
Editor's Note
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2010
Inside Sleep
- By Sandra Canally
- Jan 01, 2010
Observation Deck
CMS continues to place providers in an unfair position with referring physicians.
- By Kelly Riley
- Jan 01, 2010
Products & Technology
As OSA awareness spreads and providers deal with increasing numbers of CPAP patients, one thing is clear: treatment compliance can be a challenge.We look at why patients fail to comply with CPAP treatment and how providers can help them.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2010
Funding Focus
- By Kelly Riley
- Jan 01, 2010
Respiratory Solutions
- By Cyndy Miller
- Jan 01, 2010