Provider Relief Fund: Overpayments, Reporting, and Refunds

May 30, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – Throughout the past year, the Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”), established by the CARES Act, has allowed many health care providers to continue to operate and provide necessary services. As the PRF program matured, the Departmen

Prochant Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification

May 16, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Medtrade West exhibitor Prochant (Booth #435), a provider of reimbursement solutions for HME and pharmacy providers, has earned Certified status for information security from HITRUST. HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that

Boost Front Office Acumen at Medtrade West

April 24, 2021
PHOENIX – If you’re looking to improve workflow processes and procedures such as intake and scheduling, you should consider the hour-and-45-minute panel discussion at Medtrade West. Unlike previous years, the Expo Hall and Conference portions of

Arrangements Between Sleep Labs and DME Suppliers

April 17, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – An increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”). As a result, we are seeing an expansion of sleep labs, but such expansion is focused on home sleep tests (“HSTs”), as opposed to o

Federal AKS and Stark: A Recap

April 9, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers operate in a highly regulated environment. Suppliers need to comply with (i) federal anti-fraud laws (e.g., anti-kickback statute and Stark), (ii) state anti-fraud laws that mirror the federal laws, (iii) CMS regula

CMS Guidance: Shipping and Billing CGM Refills Before Date of Service

March 27, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – Determining the date of service (“DOS”) for DME is dependent on the type of delivery method utilized. The DOS for DME delivered in-person to a beneficiary is the date the beneficiary received the DME. If the DME is mailed or