AMARILLO, TX - A mechanism for a hospital to work with patients post-discharge is for the hospital to establish a joint venture with an existing DME supplier.

AMARILLO, TX - DME suppliers need to always be aware of the federal anti-kickback statute, the federal beneficiary inducement statute, and the federal physician self-referral statute (“Stark”).

AMARILLO, TX - As discussed in previous Medtrade Monday articles, over the last 12 years, while the DME industry was focused on competitive bidding and aggressive audits, managed care snuck up on the industry through the back door.

AMARILLO, TX - Years ago, when a DME supplier would determine that Medicare had previously paid claims to the supplier that the supplier should not have submitted, the supplier might have been inclined to “go and sin no more.”

AMARILLO, TX - Previously, I wrote a series of articles addressing Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid Managed Care Plans. I have condensed the previous articles into a short (hopefully easy-to-read) Cliff’s Note version. 

AMARILLO, TX - The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) are scrutinizing arrangements that health care providers and suppliers (pharmacies, labs, DME suppliers, etc.) have with lead generation companies (LGCs).