New CMS Rule Streamlines Communication And Prior Authorizations
As of Jan. 17, 2024, CMS has affirmed its commitment to advancing interoperability and improving prior authorization.
OIG Approves Gift Cards To Physicians, But Beware
DME suppliers are aware that they have to be very careful when it comes to providing gifts to physicians.
Subsidization of Medicare Cost-Sharing: OIG Advisory Opinion
It appears that government enforcement agencies are backing away a bit from a strict reading of the wording of the AKS
Analysis Of 2024 Fee Schedule
As AAHomecare shared in its Dec. 20 alert, CMS has published the much-awaited CY 2024 DMEPOS fee schedule.
Collaborative Arrangements With Hospitals
Increasingly, we are seeing hospitals and DME suppliers work together. From the hospital’s standpoint, it is important that discharged patients do not become “frequent flyers”.
CMS Codifies Refill Rules
As of Jan. 1, 2024, CMS is codifying its policies regarding automatic refills for DMEPOS.