Case Studies
When the going gets tough, sometimes motivation comes in the last place we thing to look — with the patients we see every day. Respiratory Management asked patients to share their challenges and how home care equipment changed their lives. Here are their success stories.
RM spoke with Mark Richardson, president, and Bob O’Connor, vice president, Home MediServe.
If the documentation is not right, the claim for a very expensive piece of HME can prompt an audit that results in a denial and negates funding for that claim. How can providers ensure they are properly documenting power mobility claims?
CPMs represent an attractive business for HME providers looking to help post-surgical patients. What do they need to do get started?
Observation Deck
How providers can help the industry tout its successes and pivotal role in reform.
The September deadline is nearly here and providers must scramble to ensure that they will be able to finish the accreditation process in time to ensure they will be able to preserve what is most likely the lion’s share of their funding. How can they streamline the process?
If you are an HME provider, you must know how to make an impact on your Senators and Representative.
If ever there was an easy entry point into cash sales,ADLs are it. So how should a provider get started?
Point & Counterpoint
Respiratory Management asked experts in the sleep field to discuss their points of view on several controversial sleep topics impacting home respiratory providers and respiratory therapists. The idea was to gain insight by getting the perspective of the HME provider/RT and the sleep physician. Two experts in sleep education moderated the debate. Here’s what they had to say regarding the new compliance landscape; the role of auto PAP and titration; the new RT sleep specialty and bi-level therapy.
Many providers are considering document imaging systems to save employees volumes of time, ensure accurate record keeping, and protect patient privacy. Here are some items to consider if you wish to implement a document imaging system.
Editor's Note
The HME industry must stand on common ground to reform oxygen.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 01, 2009
Thereis a multiplicity of bath safety offerings available to help them ensure patients of all stripes are able to bathe safely. The key is to get started, and that’s often the hardest part. What should providers consider when remodeling a bathroom to ensure safety?
Manufacturers of all types — large and small, single-product category to multi-line — are offering a variety of no-cost or low-cost services to providers to help give them a leg up in these tough times.
HME buying groups have evolved beyond group purchasing into member service organizations (MSOs), and play a much broader role in the HME industry. How can a provider get the most from its membership?
Reform bill would end first-month purchase option for power wheelchairs.
Call is scheduled for June 30.
Investor reports forecast stiff O2 cuts that leave Lincare as the sole survivor.
An easy installation depends on careful up-front preparation and assessment.
Fifty Representatives agree to sign Ross-Meek O2 reform sign-on letter.
Event featured 109 educational sessions, exposition and special training opportunities.
Don Clayback will take over as NCART’s executive director on July 15, says NCART President Gary Gilberti.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 17, 2009
While auto access offers excellent cash sales potential, it is complex and expensive. Ramps offer a on-ramp to opportunity.
PAOC uncovers news that subcontractors could hold up providers' accreditation.
PAOC meeting provides opportunity to discuss program’s flaws.
HR 2373 has only 45 of 218 cosponsors it needs.