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Oxygen Providers Down by Half in Some Areas

Search of Medicare site shows 50% of oxygen providers gone in Miami-Dade, Los Angeles, other counties.

NCB Repeal Bill Gains Support

Rep. Meek’s bill to end competitive bidding up to 53 co-sponsors.

New House Health Reform Hits Homecare Hard

H.R. 3962 contains various numerous provisioning targeting HME.

ResMed, Philips Respironics Fund Sleep Education Program

CME program aims to educate 7,200 clinicians by June 2010.

Free PECOS Extractor Tool Now Available

ClaraVista develops software to help providers identify physicians not in Medicare system.

Providers Ambushed by PECOS

Referring physicians must register with the CMS system by Jan. 1, or HME provider claims won't go through.

Observation Deck

A Threat to One and All

A Refresher on Competitive Bidding.

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Manual Wheelchairs

A round-up of recent manual wheelchair solutions.

Round One Bidding Begins

HME providers in nine CBAs have 60 days to submit their bids starting Oct. 21.

Meek Intros Bill to End NCB

H.R. 3790 calls for repeal of CMS’s competitive bidding program.



Brightree to Provide AirVersent Point of Delivery

System can be configured to meet individual HME needs.

Observation Deck

Pharmacy Delay in Accreditation Another Blow to NCB?

CMS is giving more mixed signals as to whether it can actually implement NCB.

Fox News Slams DME

Report compares Medicare rentals to web prices, carries pro-NCB slant.

MedFORCE, Computers Unlimited to Integrate Systems

HME technology firms to develop integration between document imaging and HME management systems.

Next NCB Open Door Forum Oct. 14

CMS, CBIC announce seventh call in special competitive bidding series.

LifeGas Receives Subcontractor Accreditation

Firm can deliver and instruct patients on use of O2 equipemnt.

Packer named director of operations for U.S. Rehab

Packer named director of operations for U.S. Rehab

Brightree to Add Sales, Marketing Automation

HME software firm partners with Louis Feuer to design BrightSALES.

House Sign-on Letter Calls to Restore Complex Rehab Funding

Rep. Baldwin calls for an end to 9.5 cut for group 3 chairs.

CMS Releases New Subcontractor Guidelines

Details now available on CBIC site.

The Medical Warehouse & Service Center Hires Territory Manager

The Medical Warehouse & Service Center has hired Eddie Nelson as a Business Territory Manager based in its corporate office in Kernersville, N.C.

Editor's Note

Head to the Hill...

Capitol, that is. The Baucus bill means the industry has its work cut out for it.

Bath Safety Basics

Fundamental considerations for providing bath safety to seniors, bariatric patients and mobility patients.

Next NCB Open Door Forum Oct. 7

CMS, CBIC announce sixth call in special competitive bidding series

Respiratory Solutions

Ubiquitous RT!

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