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Business Solutions

Outsourced Billing: Taking a Second Look

The forces pushing providers to reexamine RCM services, and how providers can integrate outsourced billing into their businesses.

Vendor Viewpoint

Looking to Raise Capital? Look Across the Pond

Belluscura follows other medical device makers successfully raising equity on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM.

Live from Medtrade Video

How HME’s Labor Shortage is Impacting Resupply

Resupply expert Mike Lorenz discusses how his company is helping providers sidestep workforce constraints that would otherwise curtail their resupply efforts across disease states.

Live from Medtrade Video

Helping Retail HME Providers Demonstrate Quality

Sandy Canally, RN, of the accrediting organization The Compliance Team, explains how a new certification program helps non-DMEPOS providers differentiate their services in the retail market.

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Readying Your Business for Future Challenges

Start with the old Scouting motto, ‘Be Prepared.’ It applies to all facets of life and business — and it is most applicable in healthcare.

Podcast

Medtrade East: New Hall and a Packed Agenda

Medtrade show director York Scwhab joins the HMEB Podcast to shine a spotlight on some of the upcoming event’s key highlights

Interview

Stand Up for Homecare: Catching up and Making Connections

AAHomecare’s annual event benefits industry advocacy and patient groups. The association’s president and CEO Tom Ryan shares what will make this year’s event special.

Problem Solver

Referral Sales: New Rules for a Radically New Game

The nature of HME referral sales is changing. What are the tools and resources providers should incorporate into their game plans?

Provider Strategy

Working Cooperatively with a Manufacturer

Providers and manufacturers must take care to understand the laws governing how they work with one another.

Podcast

Emphasizing The Strategic Value of Accreditation

How providers can make the most of their accreditation and what they should expect from their accrediting organization.



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H.R. 6641’s Reimbursement Ripple Effect

Success on H.R. 6641 could have wide-ranging impacts on DME reimbursement across a spectrum of payers far beyond Medicare. It’s essential that providers help raise the visibility of the bill.

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Provider Strategy

DME Compliance Guide in a Nutshell

Here's a rundown of the compliance requirements providers must remember to keep at the top of their minds.

Podcast

Whither Competitive Bidding Round 2024?

Kim Brummett of AAHomecare breaks down how the next round of competitive bidding might play out, what CMS might do, and where the program might be headed in the future.

Video Interview

Implementing Product Protection Plans in HME

The idea of offering product protection plans to HME patients might seem like new ground, but there are multiple reasons why they should consider them. Expert Sean Stapleton takes a deep dive.

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Products & Technology

Eprescription for HME

Other healthcare industries have made incredible efficiency gains thanks to eprescription. Now this game-changing technology is making strides in postacute care, and that includes HME. How do providers leverage its benefits?

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Products & Technology

Back in the Swing of Things

Medtrade West returns to Phoenix, Ariz. from April 4-6. HMEB rounds up some key products and services that will be on display at the show.

Podcast

CMS’s Vaccine Mandate: More than Meets the Eye

How well do you understand CMS’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate when it comes to DME suppliers and DME pharmacies? Are you sure?

Podcast

Respiratory Care’s Evolving Challenges During Covid

The Clinical Care Team serving respiratory patients has faced a roller coaster of changes during Covid-19. What’s the latest, and where is care headed?

Provider Strategy

Personalizing the Patient Experience

To maximize revenue, HME providers must create consumer-like patient care while boosting efficiencies with integrated resupply.

News Feature

Playing the Waiting Game

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?

HME Business Podcast