Competitive Bidding Round Two
O2 Providers share their initial experiences with competitive bidding Round Two and how it’s forced them to find ways to keep their businesses thriving.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
Respiratory Survey 2014
Competitive bidding continues to shape the industry and drive opinion in RSM's Fifth Annual Respiratory and Sleep Survey
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
Business Solutions
Between competitive bidding, audits and other upheavals, CMS has all but blown up HME's Medicare model. Now, providers and industry leaders are striving to build new business strategies.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
Medtrade Spring 2014
Attend educational opportunities and check out must-see product demos available at the show.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
Knight takes wheel of DME collection company; other staff changes announced.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
EVP and Chief Products Officer retires after 27 years with global DME manufacture.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
Medicare accrediting organization launched by founder Canally, RN with eye on easing process for providers.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
To help HME industry be heard, online survey will collect feedback and submit to CMS.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
Program aims to help transportation industry better understand health, safety and financial aspects of OSA.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
CMS gearing up to expand program or pricing to non-bid areas; seeks public comment.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
Healthcare firm buys Hackensack, N.J. provider of respiratory, sleep, mobility, other DME.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 20, 2014
Research regarding use of drug offers compelling data for all in COPD care continuum.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 20, 2014
AAHomecare letters seek clarification from CMS’s General Counsel on various points.
Round One Re-compete and Round Two reimbursement add layer of complexity, confusion to implementation.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 20, 2014
AAHomecare fights suggested legislation that would see competitive bidding rates applied to Medicaid in order to cover ‘doc fix’ costs.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 20, 2014
AAHomecare’s Ryan tells OMHA’s Griswold that ALJ delay has put providers in ‘crisis mode’ and a fix is needed fast.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
VGM members share their thoughts on Appellant Forum proceedings, two-year ALJ delay.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Hospital VP, chief nursing officer brings 25 year’s experience to Wis. provider's leadership.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Association VP and ‘stalwart advocate’ for patients, industry unexpectedly passes away.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Green to develop and implement accrediting organization’s marketing strategy, improve communications.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Despite short notice state leaders call on allied lawmakers to ask top CMS officials hard questions.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Observation Deck
OMHA’s decision to delay assigning ALJs to audit appeals for up to more than 24 months does far more damage than holding recouped reimbursement in limbo. Even a cursory investigation of the latest developments make it patently clear that these delays may put more Medicare providers out of business than any other issue facing healthcare companies today.
- By Edward Vishnevetsky
- Feb 13, 2014
HME Home Medical unveils GO HME, a distributor of incontinence products.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 07, 2014
Auto-PAP shipments for treatment of sleep apnea to grow 70 percent by 2017.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 07, 2014
Brent Shafer appointed to take the helm of Philips North America.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 06, 2014