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

AMARILLO, TX – A physician is a referral source to the DME supplier. The physician refers patients who are covered by a government health care program, who are covered by commercial insurance, or desire to pay cash. If a supplier pays money to

WASHINGTON, DC – Effective Jan 6, 2014, CMS will turn on the edits to deny Part B DME claims that fail the ordering/referring provider edits. AAHomecare’s Jan 10 webinar will review what providers need to know about the 2014 PECOS implementat

AMARILLO, TX – Competitive bidding is ill conceived and illogical on many different levels. In my mind, the most illogical (and unfair) component of competitive bidding is that fact that a DME supplier can never plan ahead for more than three y

AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry is caught in the “perfect storm” of competitive bidding, stringent documentation requirements, lower reimbursement, and aggressive post-payment audits and prepayment reviews. These factors are causing a numbe

AMARILLO, TX – Competitive bidding is a deeply flawed program. Until we can eliminate or modify CB, we are stuck with it.  For those suppliers that are stuck without a CB contract, there are options for you.  Let’s assume that ABC M