OVERLAND PARK, KS – Six months before Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23, 2014, in Atlanta, the themes of efficient operations and smoother billing processes are already gaining traction. Companies such as Kansas-based Strategic AR have already rese

AMARILLO, TX – Orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) can be an important part of a DME supplier’s product mix. The DME supplier’s competitors are not only other DME suppliers, but can also be physicians and chiropractors. Within certain parameter

AMARILLO, TX – Under the Medicare anti-kickback statute, it is a felony for DME suppliers to knowingly or willfully offer or pay any remuneration to induce a person to refer a person for the furnishing, or arranging for the furnishing, of any i

AMARILLO, TX – When it comes to fraud enforcement, the real power is with the Medicare contractors: DME MACs, ZPICs, the NSC, and even the accrediting organizations. Certainly, the Department of Justice, with the help of the Office of Inspector

AMARILLO, TX – Anytime the OIG takes the time to shine a “spotlight” on something, it is important to take notice. From time to time, the OIG publishes “Spotlight Articles,” which address certain programs, practices, and products that h

AMARILLO, TX – The Medicare fee-for-service program receives over 1.2 billion claims per year: (i) 4.5 million claims per work day; (ii) 574,000 claims per hour; and (iii) 9,579 claims per minute. From 2010 to 2013 OHMA claims and entitlement w