Certification will enable maker of sleep, oxygen and other products to expand its manufacturing.
News Feature
The HME industry waited a long time for CMS to unveil its final payment rule for DMEPOS suppliers. Now that CMS has released the rule, where does the industry stand, and how does it move forward to secure better reimbursement?
- By David Kopf
- Feb 03, 2022
The device continuously monitors face velocity airflow of fume hoods.
Home Oxygen Company has launched an in-person replacement service of recalled Philips Respironics CPAP devices.
The manufacturer is celebrating two decades of making equipment and supplies for high-pressure oxygen.
Editor's Note
The microchip shortage has hit healthcare hard, but Congress is only solving part of the problem.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2022
Business Solutions
HME filled critical gaps in care & fortified referral bonds during Covid-19. Now what?
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2022
Business Solutions
Once again, we proofile 10 trends that will shape the HME industry this year. The far-reaching impact of Covid-19 is undeniable, but it’s not the only factor that will define 2022.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2022
Problem Solvers
Providers will see an increase in claims audits from Medicare and other funding sources in 2022. Audit expert Wayne van Halem offers insights into what they can expect for this year.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2022
Observation Deck
Providers must have a gameplan for two key challenges this year: vaccination requirements and managed care.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Feb 01, 2022
Provider Strategy
To maximize revenue, HME providers must create consumer-like patient care while boosting efficiencies with integrated resupply.
- By Michael Lorenz
- Feb 01, 2022
Braze manufacturers special blind spot sensors that can turn any wheelchair into a ‘smart’ device that avoids collisions, which can cause injuries and property damage.
Bills have been introduced into the state General Assembly’s Senate and House that would remove sales tax for retail transactions of breast pumps and related supplies starting July 1.
The association is calling on providers to urge their Representatives to be original co-sponsors for draft legislation that would apply a 90/10 reimbursement rate to items in Round 2021’s 13 un-awarded categories.
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) meets with representatives of two Kansas HME providers, as well as MAMES, to better understand how the narrowed semiconductor supply is impacting their businesses and patients.
Early rates offer a discount on registration for both expo and educational conference passes for the April 4-6 HME industry event in Phoenix, Ariz.
The NHIA and several other organizations urged the FDA and state regulatory agencies to investigate and regulate direct access infusion businesses to protect supplies and patients.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 20, 2022
Sunrise adds 30-year complex rehab veteran and Paralympian Jim Black to head up tactical and strategic growth for maker of made-to-measure rehab products.
The Florida association has moved the event to Feb. 16-17 and added a reception with dinner and drinks to the first day.
Podcast
Providers will see an increase in claims audits from Medicare and other funding sources in 2022. Audit expert Wayne van Halem offers insights into what they can expect.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 19, 2022
National provider of CRT products and services opens new office in Elmhurst, marking its first location in Illinois.
The new catalog features expanded respiratory and sleep product sections and showcases the company’s expanding line of value-added products.
The combined entity will serve HME providers in all 50 states and will hold more than 70 percent of the U.S. market for oxygen concentrator repairs.
Working with Keybridge Communications, AAHomecare undertook a 9-month media drive that secured nearly 100 print, online and TV placements calling for market-based reimbursement.
The women’s HME-focused event will move from Feb. 5-7 to May 1-3 due to caution over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases.