Cross-Selling to Supplier’s Own Customers

August 3, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that ABC Medical Distributors (ABC) sells health-related products (“ABC Products”), not covered by Medicare, to DME suppliers. DME suppliers, in turn, resell the ABC Products to their customers. Assume that XYZ Medical

Baird on Electronic AOBs

July 26, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – The following question often arises: “Is a DME supplier limited to collecting blue ink AOBs or can the supplier rely on recorded phone calls for AOBs?” The short answer is that suppliers can use recorded phone calls for AOB

Subpoena of Protected Health Information: How to Respond

July 19, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that a DME supplier is a plaintiff, defendant, or witness in a civil lawsuit. Assume that the supplier receives a subpoena from a party to the lawsuit…and assume that the subpoena asks for a patient’s file. How sho

Medtrade Exhibitor Prochant Aims to Improve Back-Office Efficiency

July 14, 2019
CHARLOTTE, NC — The right culture may be the key to better back-office management. According to a recent best practices study by Prochant, a provider of billing and process outsourcing services for the HME industry, driving innovation can improve b

Dispensing Order vs. Written Order

July 13, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – This article summarizes the requirements of and differences between dispensing and written orders. Dispensing Order For Medicare purposes, it is generally understood that most DME can be dispensed upon the receipt of a dispensing

Subcontract Agreements: Key Provisions

July 6, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – In the past, most Medicare patients were covered by Medicare fee-for-service (“FFS”) and most Medicaid patients were covered by Medicaid FFS. These terms are commonly known as “traditional Medicare” and “traditional Med