Medtrade Preview
As students return to school, providers return to this year's edition of Medtrade to take advantage of the event's professional education opportunities.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2015
Products & Technology
Retail sales have been an increasingly important element of providers' revenues. The key is to find niches that can help expand those cash sales receipts. Bearing that in mind, orthopedic softgoods and related offerings have become an important opportunity to expand retail revenues. We look at various aspects of serving this important market segment.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Sep 01, 2015
Observation Deck
HME providers must implement bi-directional data communications with other healthcare providers -- now. Snooze and you’ll lose relevance.
- By Dave Cormack
- Sep 01, 2015
Provider Strategy
CMS offers a key methodology to help providers follow-up on documentation requests for audits, PMD prior authorization and appeals.
- By Ellen Sluder
- Sep 01, 2015
Lindsay Mudd brings range of skills, experience to national HME industry association.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 27, 2015
AAHomcare analysis shows a whopping 2122% increase in DMEPOS-related audit appeals over past 8 years.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 27, 2015
Once completed the two companies will join under a single brand in the Americas.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 27, 2015
Software integration aims to streamline workflows, eliminate duplicate data entry, and ensure instant access to vital information at all times.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 27, 2015
HMEB, RM hosting seventh annual oxygen market survey covering topics such as clinical treatment, increasing COPD diagnosis, audits, competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 25, 2015
Brightree customers can use with direct-to-patient CPAP supply shipping service to reduce costs and achieve faster reimbursements.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 21, 2015
DME maker will offer the break-out brand of all-terrain canes to its provider and retailer network.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2015
Lawmaker and HME industry champion tells GAMES members that all providers must fight unsustainable program.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2015
Notably, the length of contracts for 2017 edition of Round One is two years, rather than three.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2015
Subject matter specialists work to renew all of accrediting organization’s certification exams.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 05, 2015
AAHomecare members urge lawmakers to add their names Senate sign-on letter asking CMS to rescind bidding-derived cuts to rehab chair accessories.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 05, 2015
Acquisition of Netherlands-based mobility business will broaden Sunrise’s offerings, give company a global market reach.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 05, 2015
The big arena for patient monitoring and patient data collection is in sleep therapy. How does it work?
Editor's Note
The most pertinent of those requirements today should be ICD-10, but many providers still don’t know what it is. Fortunately, there's help.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2015
Business Solutions
Today's healthcare market is focused on driving down costs while improving outcomes. Concurrently, information technology has given providers reams of patient data. How can providers use this data to advance in the new healthcare landscape?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2015
Observation Deck
On-site visits from accrediting organization The Compliance Team help shed some light on deficiencies that DMEPOS providers commonly share and how they should address them.
- By Sandra Canally
- Aug 01, 2015
Products & Technology
As mobility providers struggle with lower reimbursement rates and complete upending of their business models, the manufacturers of power mobility products are creating devices that address changing industry and care trends.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Aug 01, 2015
HME Retail Sales
HME providers are undergoing a transformation. Don your cape and don't be afraid to take the leap from retail novice to cash sales superhero status.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Aug 01, 2015
HME Retail Sales
As HME providers dig deeper into cash sales, they are discovering that the nuances of properly managing retail finances can pay big dividends.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Aug 01, 2015
Kauten to focus on VGM’s technology optimization; Duryea to ply USMC and distribution background to Forbin.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 30, 2015
Rep. Zeldin (R-N.Y.) intro’s H.R.3229 to prevent competitive bidding-derived pricing from being applied to CRT accessories.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 30, 2015