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How To Identify And Work With Home Access Partners

Home access can help providers tap into a vast retail market, but as the complexity goes up, a partnership might make sense. How should you approach?

Podcast

HME Retail Pro-Tips — from a Retail Pro

In the latest HME Business Podcast episode, Retail-only mobility and HME provider Wayne Slavitt of Mobül: The Mobility Store shares some strategic insights into how providers can become cash sales success stories.

CBIC Releases Round 2021 Preliminary Bid Evaluations

If a provider receives a PBE letter that identifies any deficiencies, it must respond to the PBE in Connexion by Dec. 17.

Early Rates for Medtrade Spring Expire Dec. 7

Providers urged to take advantage of deals on attending the March 3-5 conference and exposition at Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Providers Urged to Advocate for HME Bills

A pending government funding bill offers opportunity to include language from four pieces of industry legislation. AAHomecare’s Tom Ryan says a provider push for co-sponsors before Dec. 20 is “critical.”

ACHC To Offer Mail Order Pharmacy Accreditation

As part of commission’s continued roll-out of new services, new program addresses demand for mail order pharmacies.

Sunrise Medical Launches Tilt and Recline Seating System

The JAY Syncra system includes specially engineered cushions and back shells for patients to minimize movement while reclining.

The Personal Touch

New technology can bring you closer to your patients and reduce staff labor and error rates at the same time

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Weighing the IT Options

As a pharmacy continues to offer DME, it will eventually need to start billing Medicare. At that point, it will likely require additional software to handle those claims. How should a pharmacy proceed?

David Kopf

Editor's Note

Tapping Into the Market for Compression Products

The market for compression products includes a variety of patient and consumer populations that DME pharmacies can reach to drive more retail revenue.



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Orthopedic Products: At Your Service

There are a wide variety of customers that need orthopedic products. How can smart DME pharmacies serve that need?

What's for Lunch?

Part of helping diabetes patients manage their condition involves helping them to eat better. What if patients are living in a 'food desert?'

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Pushing Diabetes Profitability

Test strips and meters bring diabetes patients in the door. To drive profitability, you need to give patients more help once they're inside.

David Kopf

Editor's Note

Truly Misguided Decision-Making

CMS is doubling down on including non-invasive vents in Round 2021. How is the HME industry responding? How can you help?

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Product Spotlight

The F&P Vitera: Rolling With the Changes

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's new full-face offering focuses on ensuring optimal fit regardless of how patients change their sleeping position during the night.

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Products & Technology

Enhancing Efficiency

Software companies are increasingly focused on tools to integrate with other services to create a seamless experience for HME providers, their referral partners and their patients.

Provider Strategy

Subcontracting with Another Supplier

When it comes to MAPs and MMCPs, what's allowed and what's not allowed for subcontracting arrangements?

Observation Deck

Searching for Silver Bullets in Healthcare

When it comes to 'fixing' U.S. healthcare, there is no simple cure. What will it take to make lasting, positive change?

HMEB New Product Award 2019

Products & Technology

The Best of the Best

Now in the sixth year of hosting the annual HMEB New Products Award competition, our panel of provider judges has landed on some HME products and services that truly deserve some time in the spotlight.

Portable Oxygen Product Solutions

The demand is high for machines that can provide the right mix of portability, battery life and tank capacity to fit patient lifestyles.

Problem Solvers

The Changing Face of Documentation

Referral sources' face-to-face documentation concerns have grown as 'acute' as HME providers. Why is this change happening and what does it mean for HME?

Audits: Expert Shines Light on Worrying New Trends

Top-line audit concern includes HHS OIG adding PAP supplies to Its workplan. Wayne van Halem will discuss several new, worrying audit developments and how to prepare for them in Dec. 11 webinar.

BOC Expands Accreditation Team

Joshua Bressler, COF, CDME joints the Board of Certification/Accreditation as the accrediting organization's latest Survey Process Specialist.

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Quantum Rehab’s iLevel System Notches 30,000 Users

Quantum is expanding use of its seat elevation system among as well as its efforts to receive Medicare coverage for the capability.

ACMESA Opens Registration for 2020 Winter Meeting

Theme for this year is "Roaring Back into the '20s." Early bird registration discounts available to members until Jan. 14, 2020.

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