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WEB4 days ago · Post Link. Geriatric Medical, DDP Medical join forces. CCS: ‘There’s something about that DME interaction’. NIV reconsideration: Try-and-fail recommendation causes concerns. Reliable Medical strives for ‘one system’. Letter for standing systems extended. NSM enhances festival. ResMed launches smartwatch app, …
Providers on Helene’s front lines: ‘We are stretched thin but able
WEB10 hours ago · Providers on Helene’s front lines: ‘We are stretched thin but able to help’. Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor. A week after Hurricane Helene brought flooding and devastation across the Southeast, "it's like an atomic bomb went off," and HME providers, like impacted residents, are still assessing the damage and trying to recover, all the ...
Complex rehab stakeholders rally around titanium bill
WEB10 hours ago · Complex rehab stakeholders rally around titanium bill. WASHINGTON – Two congressional fly-ins in September, which resulted in more than 100 meetings with lawmakers and their staff, served as a call for action to improve access to titanium and carbon fiber ultralightweight manual wheelchairs. …
Inogen’s new sales exec seeks ‘deeper connection’ with HME …
WEB10 hours ago · Inogen’s new sales exec seeks ‘deeper connection’ with HME customers. GOLETA, Calif. – The addition of Eric Pauls to Inogen’s executive team well positions the manufacturer of respiratory therapy products for the launch of its Simeox airway clearance device in the United States, pending regulatory clearance. Pauls, Inogen’s new vice ...
Dispatch from Asheville: Aeroflow Health makes sure ‘no one is left
WEB10 hours ago · Updated 12:07 PM CDT, Fri October 4, 2024. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Of all the havoc wrought by Hurricane Helene, few places were more devastated than Asheville, N.C., and the surrounding areas. For Aeroflow Health, which is headquartered there, the storm brought a heavy toll, even as the provider stood up operations with an “all-hands-on-deck ...
CMS implements waivers in hurricane-affected areas | HME News
WEB1 day ago · CMS implements waivers in hurricane-affected areas. News. HME News Staff. Updated 10:32 AM CDT, Thu October 3, 2024. WASHINGTON – CMS will permit people with Medicare who have lost or had damage to their DMEPOS products because of Hurricane Helene to receive replacements of such items and services, according to a bulletin from AAHomecare.
Women leaders in HME: ‘This is kind of cool’ - HME News
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Most recently, Suzanne Foster took the reins as CEO at AdaptHealth in May, and Robin Menchen was named president and CEO at Rotech Healthcare in February. More broadly, women now hold CEO roles at 10% of Fortune 500 companies. “I think there have been wider trends for some time and the HME …
Upbeat forecast for HME billing systems
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Updated 8:14 AM CDT, Fri April 26, 2024. The future of HME billing systems looks bright, market specialists say, with advances in patient portal technology and artificial intelligence expected to play a leading role. “We're beginning to witness transformative trends that are not only enhancing operational efficiency but also significantly ...
Market changes likely to drive increase in audit activity
WEBDec 1, 2023 · YARMOUTH, Maine – The end of Medicare’s competitive bidding program for knee and back braces on Dec. 31 could open the door to increased audit activity for orthotics in 2024, industry consultants predict. “We’ve already seen the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC) add braces back onto their project list and the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) still has them on their approved ...
Stakeholders seek to ramp up pressure to e-prescribe
WEBMar 10, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Industry stakeholders have begun meeting with CMS officials and legislators to take “a pulse check” on their willingness to raise the stakes around e-prescribing for HME. Stakeholders have been pushing providers to adopt e-prescribing for years – and the largest organizations and nationals in the industry even came together ...