Defrauding Commercial Insurers: Criminal Liability

March 30, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers understand that if a supplier commits fraud pertaining to patients covered by a federal health care program (“FHCP”), then the supplier is potentially criminally liable under federal anti-fraud laws such as the

Billing, Compliance, and More: Regency Inc. Brings Expertise to Medtrade Spring

March 24, 2019
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring attendees looking to improve their billing and compliance acumen should consider a visit to Booth #742 where Largo, Fla-based Regency Inc., will take up residence at the western version of the nation’s premiere DME-foc

Loan Closet Agreement With Hospital

March 23, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – A “loan closet” is the same thing as a “consignment arrangement”…which is the same thing as a “stock and bill arrangement.” A DME supplier can have a loan closet with a hospital, physician, wound care center, and ot

DME Supplier and Home Sleep Test: Patient Transitioning From Commercial Insurance to Medicare Fee-For-Service

March 9, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – If a DME supplier has a properly structured financial relationship (ownership or compensation) with a sleep lab, and if the sleep lab conducts an attended facility-based polysomnogram on a Medicare patient (i.e., the Medicare pat

Medtrade Spring Exhibitor WellSky Acquires Health Care Software Inc.

March 3, 2019
LENEXA, KS — Medtrade Spring exhibitory WellSky, a health and community care technology company backed by TPG Capital, has acquired Health Care Software, Inc. (HCS), a provider of integrated clinical and financial IT software for long-term and post

Policy for Collection of Copayments

March 2, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – In last week’s Medtrade Monday article, I discussed the fact that the United States intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Arriva Medical, LLC and Alere, Inc. I included the following quote from the Department of Justice