WASHINGTON, DC – Most HME providers who contract with Medicare Advantage plans apparently will not suffer from April 2013 sequestration cuts. Such contracts are typically negotiated at a set fee schedule amount that is agreed to by the managed care

AMARILLO, TX – Post-payment audits (by DME MACs, ZPICs, and RACs) are a permanent part of the DME industry. Regardless of how thorough the DME supplier’s patient files are, the chances of winning at the audit stage are small. This is because

SHAWNEE MISSION, KS – A/R Allegiance Group LLC will join forces with industry veteran Dave Bargmann in a move designed to improve customers’ patient billing experiences. Bargmann is the co-founder of Akron, Ohio-based Invacare HCS, which is b

OVERLAND PARK, KS—In a move that highlights the growing importance of capturing patient revenue, business management software mainstay Brightree LLC will enter into a relationship with Strategic AR. Strategic AR is a software and services company f

AMARILLO, TX – In prior Medtrade Monday articles, I have written about the fact that the CMS contractors (NSC, ZPICs) are focusing on whether DME suppliers are calling Medicare beneficiaries in violation of the telephone solicitation statute an

ORLANDO, FL – With Medicare revenues plummeting, the technology gurus are sending a clear message; Find an effective way to go after the largest untapped area of revenue—the patient. “If you don’t have processes wrapped around how to go a