OIG Work Plan 2016 – Part Two

December 14, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – The second part of this article is focused on provisions of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Work Plan for 2016 that relate specifically to durable medical equipment (D

OIG Work Plan 2016 – Part One

December 7, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – Part One of this article will examine general information and insight gained from the Office of Inspector General’s Work Plan for 2016.  Part Two will look specifically at issues in the Work Plan focused on durable medical

Medtrade Spring in February?

November 30, 2015
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring 2016 does indeed fall in February, but just barely. This year’s Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas starts on the memorable leap-year-only date of Feb 29 (Monday), and ends on March 2 (Wednesday). Registration is on NOW. Clic

Consignment Closet With Hospital ER: Important Contract Provisions

November 30, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry is young. It has been around since the mid 1970s, and it grew up relatively unregulated. Until about 12 years ago, it was fairly easy for DME suppliers to generate a profit—primarily because competitive bidding

Sale of Patient Information: HIPAA Restrictions

November 23, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – It is not uncommon for a DME supplier to accumulate a large database of patients that it has sold products to in the past. This database of patients (“patient list”) will likely include Medicare patients, Medicaid patients, a

Annual Medtrade Photo Collage

November 16, 2015
ATLANTA – Look back on the images from Medtrade 2015, and get an early start on 2016 with early registration for Medtrade Spring. Early registration for Medtrade Spring began on Monday, Nov 9. The Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME-focus