Change is on the Horizon – CMS is Soliciting Comments on its Payment Methodology

March 3, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – You have heard since the beginning of the competitive bidding program that eventually the single payment amounts would have an effect on areas that are not part of a competitive bidding area (CBA). That time is now. On February 2

Providing Free Tablets and Other Technology

February 24, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Over the last several years, the health care industry has made a concerted effort to simplify, speed up, and secure ways in which health information is shared. The proliferation of electronic health records is an example of this.

Waiving Copayments for Out-of-Network Patients – Be Careful

February 17, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers are facing a common challenge. Commercial insurers are closing their provider panels, thereby not allowing the suppliers to bill the insurers as in-network suppliers. This relegates the out-of-network suppliers to o

Audits – Can You Continue to Play Russian Roulette?

February 10, 2014
LAKE FOREST, CA – Just 24 hours after being asked to write an editorial, a new marketing flyer being used by a Midwest provider in our industry landed in my in-box. I opened the file expecting to find a professional example of a DMEPOS provider

ALJ Delays – AAHomecare Taking a Proactive Approach

February 3, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Recently, Nancy J. Griswold, Chief Administrative Law Judge, issued a memorandum that took the DME industry’s collective breath away. The memo stated, in part: “Due to the rapid and overwhelming increase in claim appeals,

Brightree Acquires Strategic AR Solutions

January 20, 2014
ATLANTA – Brightree LLC, a provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, has acquired Strategic AR Solutions, a provider of private-pay billing and collection solutions. U